Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.
Acting
Del Toro disappears into Che's asthma and arrogance.
Direction
Soderbergh shoots combat like tedious, terrifying work.
Cinematography
16mm grain makes revolution feel authentically grimy.
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Benicio del Toro
Ernesto Che Guevara
Demián Bichir
Fidel Castro
Santiago Cabrera
Camilo Cienfuegos
Vladimir Cruz
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Alfredo de Quesada
Israel Pardo
Jsu Garcia
Jorge Sotus
Kahlil Méndez
Leonardo Tamayo Núñez
Elvira Mínguez
Celia Sánchez
Andres Munar
Joel Iglesias Leyva
Julia Ormond
Lisa Howard
Jorge Perugorría
Vilo (Juan Vitalo Acuña)
Edgar Ramírez
Ciro Redondo García
Victor Rasuk
Rogelio Acevedo
Othello Rensoli
Pombo (Harry Villegas)
Armando Riesco
Benigno (Dariel Alarcón Ramírez)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Del Toro spent seven years researching Che, learning Spanish, asthma, and rifle disassembly. Method acting for communist revolution.
The film premiered at Cannes exactly fifty years after Che's 1958 victory, and critics immediately fought over whether it was too sympathetic or not sympathetic enough.
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