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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 second 127-minute segment, GUERILLA, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) has abandoned Cuba in order to start an even more daunting Latin-American revolution. He starts in Bolivia where, using a pseudonym, Che begins training his cobbled-together forces. This time around, however, Che's asthma is taking a greater toll, and the odds are stacked much higher against him. Yet even when the cause appears to be lost, Che remains defiant. Having accomplished the impossible in Cuba, he is determined to do the same thing here. But unfortunately time catches up to him, putting an end to his mission once and for all.Product Identifiers
ProducerSteven Soderbergh, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Bickford
EAN5055201807120
eBay Product ID (ePID)72545826
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleChe-Part 2-Guerilla
ActorMatt Damon, Marc-Andre Grondin, Rodrigo Santoro, Gaston Pauls, Carlos Bardem, Jordi Molla, Julia Ormond, Elvira Minguez, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kahlil Mendez, Ruben Ochandiano, Oscar Jaenada, Franka Potente, Yul Vazquez, Mark Umbers, Demian Bichir, Joaquim De Almeida, Eduardo Fernandez, Benicio del Toro
DirectorSteven Soderbergh
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2009
FeaturesInterview with Benicio del Toro\Interview with Composer Alberto Inglesias\Interview with Jon Lee Anders: author of 'Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life'\Trailers, Widescreen
FranchiseChe
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Director of PhotographySteven Soderbergh
ReviewsQ Magazine - Extraordinary, Austin Chronicle - Luckily for us, Soderbergh is one of those rare directors who's able to make uninterrupted misery engaging
Consumer AdviceContains infrequent strong war violence and language
Additional InformationOscar-winner Steven Soderbergh delivers this ambitious and sprawling biopic of one of the 20th Century's most influential political figures. In the second 127-minute segment, GUERILLA, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) has abandoned Cuba in order to start an even more daunting Latin-American revolution. He starts in Bolivia where, using a pseudonym, Che begins training his cobbled-together forces. This time around, however, Che's asthma is taking a greater toll, and the odds are stacked much higher against him. Yet even when the cause appears to be lost, Che remains defiant. Having accomplished the impossible in Cuba, he is determined to do the same thing here. But unfortunately time catches up to him, putting an end to his mission once and for all.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>For the second segment of his two-part epic, Soderbergh changes his style, reflecting the tougher battle that Che confronted in Bolivia. Gone is the glorious widescreen photography; replacing it is a more claustrophobic 1:85 ratio. Also gone is the tripod, which produces a much more frenetic, unstable effect for the viewer. As Che wheezes his way through the woods, learning of the loss of more and more soldiers, Soderbergh prepares us, through his cinematography and Alberto Iglesias's foreboding score, for his inevitable fall from glory. Once again, Del Toro is phenomenal in bringing the notorious Che to life on screen. Watched in succession, Soderbergh and Del Toro's CHE is a grueling experience, yet it is rewarding in a way that few films are.
Movie/TV TitleChe - Part 2 - Guerilla
ComposerAlberto Iglesias
Sound sourceDolby Digital
ScreenwriterPeter Buchman