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- First part of the Che series
- Che release date: December 2008 (limited)HR: Guerrilla epic "Che"... (September 11, 2008)
- The Argentine release date: January 2009HR: Guerrilla epic "Che"... (September 11, 2008)
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Screenwriter: Peter Buchman
- Distributor: IFC Films
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The Argentine is the first film of Steven Soderbergh's Che series, 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.The New York Times: Soderbergh and Che, Provocateurs (May 23, 2008)
Film Information
Though Benicio del Toro won a "Best Actor" prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival,Yahoo! News/AFP: Soderbergh film... (September 5, 2008) 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-figures", later that year.HR: Guerrilla epic "Che"... (September 11, 2008)In December 2008, IFC will release the four-hour Che in New York City and Los Angeles to qualify the film for possible Oscar contention. The following month, The Argentine and Guerrilla will be released individually.HR: Guerrilla epic "Che"... (September 11, 2008)
Cast Information
- Benicio del Toro as Che Guevara
- Demian Bichir as Fidel Castro
- Rodrigo Santoro as Raul Castro
- Franka Potente as Tania
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@GayMarriage we go for the gay marriage here, argentine
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@JohnPaulFutbol @tqbr This may be a stream of the Argentine Maidana fight? http://www.justin.tv/brujita_deprimera27
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Is a possible title for Banfield solidify the case for the parity or mediocrity Argentine ball finds itself in?
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Dinner at the Argentine Grille. Awesome.
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Coggins' book is darker than his other August Riordan books, and he found the Argentine people fascinating and very different from Americans
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