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Che: Part Two
2008 135 min United States of America, Spain, France 18+
★6.9
Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Description
Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before.
Budget:
$58M
US Gross:
$748,555
Worldwide:
$8.64M
Starring
Demián Bichir
Actor
Rodrigo Santoro
Actor
Benicio Del Toro
Actor
Awards
Goya Awards 2010
— Best Production Management
Key opinion
Che: Part Two is a somber, documentary-style chronicle that depicts the failure of Guevara's Bolivian campaign with stark realism. While praised for its committed performance by Benicio del Toro and its immersive historical atmosphere, it is frequently criticized for its lethargic pacing and narrative sparsity.
| Acting | Benicio del Toro provides a grounded, highly committed performance that captures the stoic and tragic essence of the revolutionary. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography effectively utilizes washed-out colors to convey the harsh, unforgiving nature of the Bolivian terrain in contrast to the earlier Cuban chapter. | |
| Theme | The film functions as an effective, dispassionate study of political failure, highlighting the fatal consequences of Che's ideological rigidity. | |
| Pacing | The deliberate, slow-burn pacing and lack of traditional action reward viewers seeking immersive realism, while others find the experience monotonous and exhausting. | |
| Runtime | Opinions on structure diverge: some view the film as a necessary completion of the diptych, while others argue it feels narratively thin and should have been condensed into a single work. |