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Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh delivers this ambitious and sprawling biopic of one of the 20th century's most influential political figures. In the first 126-minute segment, THE ARGENTINE, we meet Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), a young Argentinean doctor who teams up with Fidel Castro on a dangerous mission: to .. Read more

Starring	Kahlil Mendez, Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Bratt, Demian Bichir
Director	Steven Soderbergh
Genres	Drama

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Che: Part Two
- 16 Feb 2009
The story so far… Argentine-born Marxist Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) emerged from the victorious Cuban revolution as President Fidel Castro’s most charismatic and dedicated officer. Picking up eight years after the fall of Batista (and Part One), Part Two controversially elides many of the more problematic elements in Guevara’s story, notably his readiness to purge Cuba of enemies of the revolution. His attempts to ferment Communism in the Congo are merely... Read more
Che: Steven Soderbergh interview
- 02 Jan 2009
The revolution will not be televised, but it will be in cinemas in two parts. Che: Part One opens on 1st January with Che: Part Two coming out hot on it's heels on 20th February. So we thought it was about time we caught up with director Steven Soderbergh to ask him how he chose which periods of Che Guevara's life to focus on and what it was like directing in a second language. Steven also told us about the surprising way he plans on approaching his next historical subject. LOVEFiLM: Did you... Read more
Cannes Daily Blog Day 8
- 22 May 2008
With his jaw flapping like a knackered door in a gale, Quentin Tarantino today proved he can still get his Cannes mojo pumping. Impressive, given QT doesn't even have a film here this year - instead, the filmmaker strutted in to chat through his career in front of a packed crowd of journalists and cinephiles. No question, there's been plenty o' talk today in Cannes. Most of it about last night. Four and a half hours ain't short. Then again, Steven Soderbergh's Che double-bill was no slog. It... Read more