Che: Part One
2008 · Movie · NR · 134 min · ★ 6.8 · 66% critics
A determined revolutionary joins a small band of exiles landing in Cuba and helps turn a risky jungle campaign into a growing movement. As they build support, train fighters, and face brutal clashes with government forces, the struggle gathers momentum toward a historic political upheaval.
Also known as Che Part 1 · Che, El Argentino · Che L'Argentino · Che Part One
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (829 votes)
- Budget
- $58,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded, march-and-battle take on revolution and leadership rather than a conventional, emotional biopic; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear heroes and villains like in Michael Collins.
Pros: immersive history lesson; tense guerrilla encounters; strong central performance | Cons: slow, methodical pacing; emotionally distant tone; jumpy time shifts
Themes
- hero
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- cuba
- biography
- che guevara
- fidel castro
- cuban revolution
- 1950s
Cast & crew
Benicio del Toro
as Ernesto Che Guevara
Demián Bichir
as Fidel Castro
Santiago Cabrera
as Camilo Cienfuegos
Vladimir Cruz
as Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Alfredo de Quesada
as Israel Pardo
Jsu Garcia
as Jorge Sotus
Kahlil Méndez
as Leonardo Tamayo Núñez
Elvira Mínguez
as Celia Sánchez
Andres Munar
as Joel Iglesias Leyva
Julia Ormond
as Lisa Howard
Directed by Steven Soderbergh