The Argentine

The Argentine is the first part of Steven Soderbergh's Che, a two-part biopic of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. The Argentine chronicles Guevara in the 1950s when he met Fidel Castro, and embarked on a "successful insurgency" to overthrow Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The second part of Che, Guerrilla, follows Guevara through his failed Bolivian campaign, which led to his execution.¹

Though Benicio del Toro won a "Best Actor" prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival,² Che received an "underwhelming" response following its premiere there, according to The Hollywood Reporter. IFC Films purchased the North American rights to Che for a "low seven-figure deal" later that year³

In December 2008, IFC will release the four-hour Che in New York City and Los Angeles to qualify it for possible Oscar contention. The following month, The Argentine and Guerrilla will be released individually.³/

Fast Facts

1. First part of Che
2. Che release date: December 2008 (limited)³
3. The Argentine release date: January 2009³
4. Director: Steven Soderbergh
5. Screenwriter: Peter Buchman
6. Distributor: IFC Films

Cast

• Benicio del Toro: Che Guevara
• Demian Bichir: Fidel Castro
• Rodrigo Santoro: Raul Castro
• Franka Potente: Tania

Related Pages on Mahalo

Che Movie | Che Guevara | Guerrilla Movie | Steven Soderbergh | Benicio Del Toro

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