Che: Part Two

2008

2h 15m

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After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. Through this story, we come to understand how Che remains a symbol of idealism and heroism that lives in the hearts of people around the world.

Directors

Steven Soderbergh

Writers

Che Guevara(author by)

Terrence Malick(screenplay by)

Benjamin A. Van Der Veen(screenplay by)

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Benicio del Toro

Carlos Bardem

Demián Bichir

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Ernesto Che Guevara

Moisés Guevara

Fidel Castro

President René Barrientos

Pablo Durán

Pacho (Alberto Fernández Montes de Oca)

Eduard Fernández

Ciro Algarañaz

Marc-André Grondin

Régis Debray

Óscar Jaenada

Darío (David Ardiazola)

Kahlil Méndez

Urbano (Leonardo Tamayo Núñez)

Cristian Mercado

Inti (Guido Peredo Liegue)

Jordi Mollà

Captain Mario Vargas

Gastón Pauls

Ciro Bustos

Antonio Peredo

Coco (Roberto Peredo Liegue)

Jorge Perugorría

Joaquin (Juan Vitalo 'Vilo' Acuña)

Lou Diamond Phillips

Mario Monje

Franka Potente

Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)

Othello Rensoli

Pombo (Harry Villegas Tamayo)

Armando Riesco

Benigno (Dariel Alarcón Ramirez)

Directors

Steven Soderbergh

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Che Guevara(author by)

Terrence Malick(screenplay by)

Benjamin A. Van Der Veen(screenplay by)

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Picking up from his part in the successful installation of the Castro government in Cuba, Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) has moved around the South American continent a bit before ending up in Bolivia where he and a few faithful followers decide to mobilise the miners in the south of the country against the leadership of President Barrientos. What's clear fairly quickly here is that his forces are smaller, much less well equipped and fighting a foe far more adept at his kind of warfare. This is much more of a documentary-style presentation from Steven Soderbergh and I found it really quite a dry chronology that portrayed Guevara as a sort of serial revolutionary. A man of principal, yes, but also one who increasingly became unwilling to consider that his might not be the only way to solve a problem. Also, his antagonist in Bolivia also knew well how to engender support from the "campaniles", many of whom had elected him in the first place. There appears to be much more speculation in this, too, and I found it struggled to maintain it's momentum as at times it bordered on the look of a spaghetti western. It illustrates well the gap between rich and poor, but here his philosophy is not so clearly defined - it's as if he always needs some sort of cause, regardless of his appreciation of what these people actually wanted or needed. The acting is really neither here nor there, and the dialogue suffers from audio issues when set amidst the dense jungle environment. I think this could easily have been condensed down and added to Part One. Interesting, but not great, and it doesn't really tell us very much about the man at all.

Geronimo196725 Apr, 2024