Just finished watching 'Che' - both parts: 'The Argentinian' and 'Guerilla' - with Benicio del Toro as Che. The first part of the film is based on Che's diaries about Cuban Revolution. It starts pretty much from the moment of landing in Cuba and finishes when the revolutionaries succesfully take over Cuba and Che is on his way to Havana. The second part is based on Che's diaries from Bolivia. Both parts concentrate on Che - guerilla, just that (with a post-revolution interview with Che and some of his speeches in the United Nations in part 1). Having read his biography I know there is just so much of his story missing in between the two parts - his international political involvement and his work in post-revolution Cuba, as well as his campaign in Congo, and much more. Nevertheless, the film is quite powerful. It feels like a documentary. Slow - it is not buiding up like all those action films. Yet, powerful. I felt like crying at the end.
Benicio del Toro is great in here, as he always is.
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