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R,4hrs 22min
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2008
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Criterion
Synopsis: Nearly 40 years after Che Guevara's execution in Bolivia, director Steven Soderbergh retraces the life of the iconic Cuban revolutionary in this nearly four-and-a-half-hour saga. Part 1 begins on November 26, 1956, as Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) sails into Cuban waters with 80 rebels in tow. Among those rebels is Argentine doctor Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), a man who shares Castro's dream of overthrowing corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista. As the struggle gets under way, Guevara proves ... Full Synopsis
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The labor applied to Che is apparent, but it would be wrong to characterize the movie as laborious the way it was in, say, 2006's "The Good German," where Soderbergh took great pains to re-create 1940s Hollywood wartime glamour. Full Review
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64
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out of 100
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Demian Bichir, left, and Benicio Del Toro in "Che" (IFC Films)
Benicio Del Toro in "Che" (IFC Films)
Franka Potente in "Che" (IFC Films)
Catalina Sandino Moreno, left, and Benicio Del Toro in "Che" (IFC Films)
Benicio Del Toro in "Che" (IFC Films)
Benicio Del Toro in "Che" (IFC Films)
Demian Bichir, second left, and Carlos Bardem, far right, in "Che" (IFC Films)
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