Far from a conventional biopic, Steven Soderbergh’s film about Che Guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon. Daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, Che paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (Benicio Del Toro, in a stunning, Cannes-award-winning performance), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship to his 1964 United Nations trip to the end of his short life. Composed of two parts, the first a kaleidoscopic view of the Cuban Revolution and the second an all-action dramatization of Che’s failed campaign in Bolivia, Che is Soderbergh's most epic vision.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- High-definition digital masters, supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New audio commentaries featuring Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
- Making “Che,” a new documentary featuring Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford, actor-producer Benicio Del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman and Ben van der Veen
- Interviews with participants in and historians of the Cuban Revolution and Che’s Bolivian campaign
- End of a Revolution, a short documentary made in Bolivia right after Che's execution in 1967
- "Che" and the Digital Cinema Revolution, an original video piece looking at the RED camera and its effect on modern film production
- Deleted scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A new essay by critic Amy Taubin
New cover by Eric Skillman
NOTE: Che: Part One appears in 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Che: Part Two appears in 1.78:1 aspect ratio.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- High-definition digital masters, supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New audio commentaries featuring Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
- Making “Che,” a new documentary featuring Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford, actor-producer Benicio Del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman and Ben van der Veen
- Interviews with participants in and historians of the Cuban Revolution and Che’s Bolivian campaign
- End of a Revolution, a short documentary made in Bolivia right after Che's execution in 1967
- "Che" and the Digital Cinema Revolution, an original video piece looking at the RED camera and its effect on modern film production
- Deleted scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A new essay by critic Amy Taubin
New cover by Eric Skillman
NOTE: Che: Part One appears in 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Che: Part Two appears in 1.78:1 aspect ratio.
Cast
- Benicio Del Toro
- "Che" Guevara
- Demian Bichir
- Fidel Castro
- Julia Ormond
- Lisa Howard
- Carlos Bardem
- Moisés Guevara
- Victor Rasuk
- Rogelio Acevedo
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Raúl Castro
- Santiago Cabrera
- Camilo Cienfuegos
- Vladimir Cruz
- Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
- Alfredo de Quesada
- Israel Pardo
- Catalina Sandino Moreno
- Aleida March
Credits
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Producer
- Laura Bickford
- Producer
- Benicio Del Toro
- Screenplay
- Peter Buchman
- Screenplay
- Benjamin A. van der Veen
- Based on Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by
- Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
- Cinematography
- Peter Andrews
- Music
- Alberto Iglesias
- Production design
- Antxón Gómez
- Editing
- Pablo Zumárraga
- Chief consultant
- Jon Lee Anderson
