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Che* - part 2
view Che part 1
Saturday, December 20 at 5:00pm

Director: Steven Soderbergh.
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Joaquim de Almeida, Santiago Cabrera, Jorge Perrugorria.

After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. The story of the Bolivian campaign is a tale of tenacity, sacrifice, idealism, and of guerrilla warfare that ultimately fails, bringing Che to his death. Through this story, we come to understand how Che remains a symbol of idealism and heroism that lives in the hearts of people around the world. (NR/132 min.)
*Foreign Language Film with English Subtitles

  • Benicio Del Toro - Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival
  • Steven Soderbergh - Best Director Nominee, Cannes Film Festival

Che is a thing to be experienced...might well have been approved by Roberto Rossellini, envied by Francis Coppola, and even appreciated by its subject.”
— New York Times, A .O. Scott



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