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Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Benjamin A. van der Veen Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Peter Buchman
Production: Telecinco
Movie Details: November 26, 1956; led by Fidel Castro , a band of 80 rebels sails to Cuba. Among these young rebels
November 26, 1956; led by Fidel Castro , a band of 80 rebels sails to Cuba. Among these young rebels is Argentine physician, Marxist, soldier, Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Nation-less, strapped for resources and fueled only by determination, the group engages in swift, bloody battle to free the Cuban people from the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Che and his soldiers wrestle the nation's resources and affection from Batista's grasp. Though considered a hero by some, Che becomes aNovember 26, 1956; led by Fidel Castro , a band of 80 rebels sails to Cuba. Among these young rebels is Argentine physician, Marxist, soldier, Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Nation-less, strapped for resources and fueled only by determination, the group engages in swift, bloody battle to free the Cuban people from the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Che and his soldiers wrestle the nation's resources and affection from Batista's grasp. Though considered a hero by some, Che becomes a hugely controversial figure. At the height of his fame and power, he disappears. Entering South America incognito, Che recruits another band of guerilla fighters in the harsh Bolivian jungles. They embark upon a mission to spark revolution throughout Latin America. (IFC Films)… Expand
Genre(s): Biography Drama History War
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Production: Telecinco
Runtime: 135 min
Home Release Date: Jan 19, 2010
Countries: USA Spain France
Languages: English Spanish Aymara Quechua
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Benjamin A. van der Veen Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Peter Buchman

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Critic Reviews
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64
Metascore Generally favorable reviews
15 Positive Ratings 62%
7 Mixed Ratings 29%
2 Negative Ratings 8%
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91
The A.V. Club
Keith Phipps
"In both halves, Soderbergh emphasizes observation over ideology with an eye toward the mundane details of life on the front lines of a revolution." ... Read full review
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Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
"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." ... Read full review
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Village Voice
J. Hoberman
"Every Bolivian sequence has its Cuban parallel, which is why Che's two parts are best seen together. Guerrilla may be the more realized of the two--and could certainly stand on its own--but it is only comprehensible in the light of The Argentine. Elevating Guerrilla to tragedy, The Argentine puts some hope in hopelessness--and even in history." ... Read full review
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The New York Times
A.O. Scott
"Mr. Soderbergh once again offers a master class in filmmaking. As history, though, Che is finally not epic but romance. It takes great care to be true to the factual record, but it is, nonetheless, a fairy tale." ... Read full review
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Variety
Todd McCarthy
"If the director has gone out of his way to avoid the usual Hollywood biopic conventions, he has also withheld any suggestion of why the charismatic doctor, fighter, diplomat, diarist and intellectual theorist became and remains such a legendary figure; if anything, Che seems diminished by the way he's portrayed here." ... Read full review
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New York Magazine (Vulture)
David Edelstein
"Che is an impressive physical feat, but especially in the second part, which gives you day after day of rebels being killed and indigenous poor people not joining the good fight, you start to look forward to Che getting riddled by bullets. The whole movie is a forced march." ... Read full review
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San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"If Soderbergh's ambition was to make us feel just how dull it would be to a woods-dwelling communist guerrilla, he succeeded." ... Read full review
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7.0
User Score Generally favorable reviews
42 Positive Ratings 67%
11 Mixed Ratings 17%
9 Negative Ratings 14%
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MC
Jan 4, 2009
Fantastic and inspiring. Captures the idiolistic feelings and hopes of a reveloution in the first part and in the second it tears them apart.
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[Anonymous]
Jan 17, 2009
'Che' is an amazing journey, and is Soderbergh's masterpiece!
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Tyrone
Apr 27, 2009
Unparalleled in execution and unbiasedness , a truly un-hollywood picture uncompromising and meticulously realized. there will never be Unparalleled in execution and unbiasedness , a truly un-hollywood picture uncompromising and meticulously realized. there will never be another like it or not .… Expand
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AndyB.
Feb 12, 2009
Utterly different to normak Hollywood fare- Engrossing, as it builds towardsa crescendo.
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tonyGreen
Jan 6, 2012
This is strangely dull for a biopic of such an interesting historical figure. I didn't hate it. The pace could be described as languid, and itThis is strangely dull for a biopic of such an interesting historical figure. I didn't hate it. The pace could be described as languid, and it goes on for 5 hours (in two parts on DVD; 'The Argentine', 'Guerilla'). Well shot and has the tinge of authenticity. More edifying than entertaining. I'm glad i watched it but i don't need to watch it again… Expand
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zurnzurn
Oct 27, 2015
Only the last shots of the second part are truly captivating, even haunting. The rest is oddly detached and muted though, with the screenplayOnly the last shots of the second part are truly captivating, even haunting. The rest is oddly detached and muted though, with the screenplay giving a strange version of Che which seems to capture neither his best nor his worst. Although the slow pacing does a decent job in the first part of conveying how a guerrilla campaign might have a slow buildup (although the real Cuban revolution was fantastically successful), and some of the details of the early struggle are interesting, the second part, while appropriately depressing, misfires and simply drags.… Expand
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PaulS.
Jan 20, 2009
I did not pay 15 dollars to see 5 hours of a man trudging through harsh terrain. I get it; his life was hard. I learned little about the man I did not pay 15 dollars to see 5 hours of a man trudging through harsh terrain. I get it; his life was hard. I learned little about the man or the history surrounding his life in five hours, which seems like an imposssibility but is true. I was angry with myself for staying in the theater for the whole film, but I kept thinking this movie might get better. This is an apic failure on Soderbergh's part.… Expand
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