Che: Part Two (2008)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers (WGA):

Peter Buchman (screenplay) and
Benjamin A. van der Veen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

24 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History | War

Plot:

In 1967, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia, South America.

Plot Keywords:

Bolivia | Army | Guerrilla | Bolivian Army | La Paz Bolivia

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Demián Bichir	...	Fidel Castro
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Raúl Castro
Benicio Del Toro	...	Ernesto Che Guevara
Catalina Sandino Moreno	...	Aleida March
María D. Sosa	...	Aleidita
Raúl Beltrán	...	Bolivian Customs Agent #1
Raúl 'Pitín' Gómez	...	Bolivian Customs Agent #2
Paty M. Bellott	...	Woman at Airport
Othello Rensoli	...	Pombo (Harry Villegas Tamayo)
Franka Potente	...	Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
Norman Santiago	...	Tuma (Carlos Coello)
Joaquim de Almeida	...	President René Barrientos
Pablo Durán	...	Pacho (Alberto Fernández Montes de Oca)
Ezequiel Díaz	...	Loro (Jorge Vázquez Viaña)
Juan Salinas	...	Polo (Apolinar Aquino Quispe)
Luis Muñoz	...	Serapio Aquino Tudela
Lorenzo Ariel Muñoz	...	Camba (Orlando Jiménez Baznán)
Antonio Peredo	...	Coco (Roberto Peredo Liegue)
Aarón Vega	...	Ricardo (José María Martínez Tamayo)
Giraldo Moisés	...	Braulio (Israel Reyes Zayas)
Jorge Perugorría	...	Joaquin (Juan Vitalo 'Vilo' Acuña)
Néstor Rodulfo	...	Miguel (Manuel Hernández Osorio)
Kahlil Mendez	...	Urbano (Leonardo Tamayo Núñez) (as Kahlil Méndez)
Rubén Ochandiano	...	Rolando (Eliseo Reyes Rodriguez)
Cristian Mercado	...	Inti (Guido Peredo Liegue)
Roberto Guilhon	...	Ernesto (Freddie Maymura Hurtado) (as Roberto Guilhón)
Carlos Acosta	...	Antonio Domínguez Flores
Edgardo Rodríguez	...	Arturo (René Martínez Tamayo)
Armando Riesco	...	Benigno (Dariel Alarcón Ramirez)
José Juan Rodríguez	...	Moro (Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja)
Daniel Larrazábal	...	Ñato (Julio Luis Méndez Korne)
Wilder Salinas	...	Julio
Jimmy A. Céspedes	...	Eustaquio (Lucio Edilberto Galván Hidalgo)
Eitán Vázquez	...	Salustio Choque Choque
Óscar Avilés	...	Pedro (Antonio Jiménez Tardio)
Rubén Salinas	...	Paco (José Castillo Chávez)
Daniel Aguirre	...	Aniceto Reinaga
Miguel Villarroel	...	Carlos
Diego Ortiz	...	Willy (Simón Cuba Saravia)
Jorge Arturo Lora	...	Chapaco (Jaime Arana Campero)
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Mario Monje
Marisé Alvarez	...	Vilma Espín
Marc-André Grondin	...	Régis Debray
Carlos Bardem	...	Moisés Guevara
Eduardo Espinosa	...	El Vallegrandino
Eduard Fernández	...	Ciro Algarañaz
Antonio de la Torre	...	Lieutenant Carlos Fernández
Marco Antonio	...	Plainclothes Policeman
Luis Bredow	...	Honorato Rojas
María Cristina Calá	...	Honorato's Wife
Edison Narváez	...	Pablito (Francisco Huanca)
Óscar Jaenada	...	Darío (David Ardiazola)
Bart Santana	...	Daniel (Pastor Barrera Quintana)
Raúl Núñez	...	Eusebio Tapia Arune
Jesús Carrillo	...	Vicente Roeabado Terrazas
Gastón Pauls	...	Ciro Bustos
José Julio Park	...	Chino (Juan Pablo Chang)
Juan Carlos Vellido	...	Major Hernán Plata
Raúl Arévalo	...	Captured Soldier #1
Daniel Holguín	...	Captured Soldier #2
Sergio Deustua	...	Captured Soldier #3
Yul Vazquez	...	Alejandro Ramírez
Tom Minder	...	American #1
Andrew Petrotta	...	American #2 (as Drew Petrotta)
Frederic W. Brost	...	American #3
Geischglin Rojas	...	Padilla
Jordi Mollà	...	Captain Mario Vargas
Stephen Casmier	...	Captain Mitchell
James D. Dever	...	Major Ralph 'Pappy' Shelton (as Jim Dever)
Roberto San Martín	...	Captain Gary Prado
Mark Umbers	...	George Roth
Luis Callejo	...	Bolivian Interrogator
Matt Damon	...	Fr. Schwartz
Eduard Sanjines	...	Reporter #1
Diego Salazar	...	Reporter #2
René Aragón	...	Reporter #3
Pedro Casablanc	...	Colonel Joaquín Zenteno
Tomás del Estal	...	General Alfredo Ovando Candía
David Zambrana	...	Chingolo
Flavio Morales	...	Soldier Playing Possum
José María Piñeda	...	Hiding Soldier
Mónica Montoya	...	Store Owner
Saúl Avila	...	Coca Vendor
Miguel Antelo	...	Prado's Radio Operator
David Selvas	...	Lieutenant Colonel Andrés Selich
Jesús Carroza	...	Eduardo
César Salgado	...	Guard at Door
Martín Bello	...	Bolivian Soldier
Vismark Tito Rojas	...	Lieutenant Eduardo Huerta
Enrique Arce	...	Lieutenant Carlos Pérez
Christian Esquivel	...	Sergeant Mario Terán (as Cristhian Esquivel)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Amodeo	...	U.N. Police Officer (uncredited)
Benjamín Benítez	...	Rudolfo (uncredited)
Antonio Pardo	...	Ranger Boliviano (uncredited)
Jason Rivera	...	Un delegate (uncredited)
Naeem Uzimann	...	Indian Diplomat (uncredited)
Steven Weisz	...	News Cameraman (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Buchman		(screenplay) and
Benjamin A. van der Veen		(screenplay)
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara		(Bolivian Diary)

Produced by
Belén Atienza	....	executive producer
Álvaro Augustín	....	executive producer
Pilar Benito	....	associate producer
Laura Bickford	....	producer
Frederic W. Brost	....	executive producer
Brahim Chioua	....	executive producer
Benicio Del Toro	....	producer
Philip Elway	....	executive producer
Gerardo Guerra	....	line producer: Bolivia (as Gerardo Guerra Velasco)
Gregory Jacobs	....	executive producer
Álvaro Longoria	....	executive producer
Vincent Maraval	....	executive producer
Silvana Paternostro	....	associate producer
Cristina Zumárraga	....	line producer

Original Music by
Alberto Iglesias

Cinematography by
Steven Soderbergh		(as Peter Andrews)

Film Editing by
Pablo Zumárraga

Casting by
Rodrigo Bellott
J.C. Cantu
Carla Hool
Suzanne Smith
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Antxón Gómez
Philip Messina

Art Direction by
Juan Pedro De Gaspar

Set Decoration by
Pilar Revuelta

Costume Design by
Bina Daigeler

Makeup Department
Marcelo Antezana	....	assistant makeup artist: Bolivia
Leni Ballon	....	assistant makeup artist: Bolivia (as Leni Ballón)
Chicha Blanco	....	makeup artist
Leonor Cartagena	....	assistant hair stylist: Bolivia
Jorge De La Reza	....	assistant hair stylist: Bolivia
Oscar del Monte	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Nacho Díaz	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Silvia Grande	....	hair stylist
Ana López Puigcerver	....	key makeup artist
Belén López Puigcerver	....	key hair stylist
Carolina Madera	....	makeup artist
Francisco Martínez	....	hair stylist
Kantay Melgarejo	....	assistant makeup artist: Bolivia
Irene Navarro	....	hair stylist
Gema Peña Garro	....	makeup artist (as Gema Peña)
Sergio Pérez	....	hair stylist
Irene Rodríguez	....	makeup artist
Maria José Rodríguez	....	assistant hair stylist: Bolivia
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair stylist: Mr. Del Toror (as Gail Ryan)
Martín Sanabria	....	makeup artist (as Martín Sanabría)
Alicia Teruel	....	assistant hair stylist
Sonia Teruel	....	hair stylist
Ana Urosa	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Marian Briozzo	....	post-production supervisor
Paola Gosalvez	....	unit production manager
Gerardo Guerra	....	unit production manager
Robin Le Chanu	....	production manager
Toni Novella	....	production manager
Federico Rozadillas	....	assistant production manager
Javier Ugarte	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Downs	....	second second assistant director
Marcos González Palma	....	dga trainee: Puerto Rico/Mexico
Carlos Gras	....	second assistant director
Yvette Gurza	....	second assistant director: Bolivia
Gregory Jacobs	....	first assistant director
Brian Kenyon	....	additional second assistant director: New York
Amy Lauritsen	....	second assistant director
Pedro Lazaga	....	first assistant director
Jorge Arturo Lora	....	additional assistant director: Bolivia
Luisfer Machi	....	third assistant director
Lynne Martin	....	additional second assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director: New York
Tomás Silberman	....	trainee assistant director
John Silvestri	....	second second assistant director
Jody Spilkoman	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Tommy Allen	....	property master: New York
Carlos 'Carly' Antunez	....	set dresser
Eddie Antunez	....	set dresser
Paulo Aranda	....	props: Bolivia
Ivan Bejarano	....	props
Elena Calvo	....	props assistant
Gary Cergol	....	art department coordinator
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Abariss Culjak	....	set dresser
Boris Fernández	....	set dressing/props production assistant
Derrick Kardos	....	additional graphic designer: props
Laura Laviña	....	assistant property master
César Morón	....	art coordinator
José Luis Moya	....	construction coordinator: Spain
Laura Musso	....	set decorating department assistant
Laura Musso	....	set decorator assistant
Angela Nahum	....	assistant decorator
Michael Panevics	....	armourer
Andrew Petrotta	....	property master
Amparo Piñeiro	....	art department assistant
Mark Pollard	....	graphic artist: New York
Iñaki Rubio	....	key props buyer
Rodney Sterbenz	....	on-set dresser: New York
Richard Tenewitz	....	construction coordinator: New York
Oscar Troitiño	....	stand-by painter
Richard Tenewitz	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Appleby	....	adr mixer
Aitor Berenguer	....	sound mixer
Larry Blake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Blake	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Chock	....	sound editor
José Luis Fernández	....	boom operator
Donald Flick	....	sound effects editor
Nick Foley	....	adr mixer
Gabriel Gutiérrez	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Howells	....	adr recordist
Hugo Jeffreys	....	adr recordist
John Kessler	....	foley artist
John Kessler	....	foley editor
Craig Kyllonen	....	ADR recordist
Lucía Loiseau	....	assistant sound editor
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound effects editor (as Mark Mangini)
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mark Mangini)
Diego Martinez Rodriguez	....	dialogue editor (as Diego Martinez)
Antonio Mejías	....	boom operator
Marc Orts	....	dialogue mixer
Marc Orts	....	dialogue pre-mixer
Marc Orts	....	sound
Sam Perry	....	boom operator: New York
Lisa Puerto	....	production assistant
Iñaki Sanchez-Elvira	....	foley editor (as Ignacio Sanchez-Elvira)
Xavier López Souto	....	dialogue editor (as Xavier Souto)
Billy Theriot	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Tirone	....	adr recordist
Thomas Varga	....	sound mixer: New York
Bernarda Villagomez	....	sound effects recordist
Karl Wasserman	....	sound utility: New York
Matt Coby	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
César Abades	....	special effects coordinator
César Abades	....	special effects technician
Reyes Abades	....	special effects supervisor
Óscar Abades	....	special effects technician
Ángel Alonso	....	special effects technician
Conor Coughlan	....	special effects
Werner Hahnlein	....	special effects foreman
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects supervisor
Jonn Herzberger	....	special effects technician
Juan Ramón Molina	....	special effects technician
David A. Poole	....	special effects lead foreman (as David Poole)
Daniel Reboul	....	special effects technician
José Manuel Rodrigo	....	special effects technician
Tomás Urbán	....	special effects technician
Mario Vanillo	....	special effects foreman
Joaquín Vergara	....	special effects technician
Chris L. Ward	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Ignacio Luis de Redin	....	3D artist
Aníbal del Busto	....	digital compositor
Eduardo Díaz	....	digital compositor
Sergio Garcia Abad	....	computer graphics supervisor (as Sergio Garcia)
Úrsula García	....	visual effects producer
Ñaña González	....	senior compositor
Pablo Hernández-Meléndez	....	senior 3D artist
Inma Nadela	....	senior compositor
Guillermo Orbe	....	compositing supervisor
Guillermo Orbe	....	digital compositor
Ramón Ramos	....	digital compositor
Thorsten Rienth	....	digital compositor
Rubén Sanz	....	visual effects line producer
Rafa Solorzano	....	visual effects supervisor
Carlos Trijueque	....	digital compositor
Daniel Trujillo	....	digital compositor

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
Guiomar Alonso	....	stunts
Antonio Arnalte	....	stunts
Jordi Casares	....	stunt coordinator
John Cenatiempo	....	utility stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Fernando Millán	....	stunts
Eric Miranda	....	stunts
Raquel Molinary	....	stunts
Eduardo Moratilla	....	stunt performer
Kai Nuuhiwa	....	stunts
Claudio Pacifico	....	stunt performer
Antonio Pardo	....	stunts
Ricardo Rocca	....	stunts
César Solar	....	stunts
Cuco Usín	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer: New York
Gregg de Domenico	....	second assistant camera: New York City
Sergio Delgado	....	first assistant camera
Álvaro García	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ángel Gómez Alcoholado	....	key grip
Álvaro Gómez	....	grip
Teresa Isasi	....	still photographer
Gary Jay	....	camera operator
Rodrigo López	....	second assistant camera: b camera
Jose Martín Rosete	....	video assist
Adam Miller	....	second assistant camera: New York
Juan Pablo Ojeda	....	assistant camera
Roxanna Santiago	....	camera intern
Miguel Ángel Viñas	....	camera intern
Carlos Zayas	....	epk videographer

Casting Department
Patricia Alonso	....	casting director: Puerto Rico
Beatriz Bartolomé	....	casting assistant
Sophia M. Costas	....	extras casting: New York
Vivi Cuenca	....	casting assistant: Spain
Genaro Hernandez	....	casting assistant
Venus Kanani	....	casting associate
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Eliseo Ruiz	....	casting assistant
Paul Schnee	....	casting associate
Marny Smith	....	casting assistant
Rodrigo Urbano	....	casting associate
Francisco Veyro	....	extras casting: Mexico
Ali Merhi	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adam Butera	....	wardrobe assistant
Regina Calvo	....	costume assistant
Ana Cuerda	....	assistant costume designer
James Deanes	....	costumer
Charo Diego	....	seamstress
Jill Graves Power	....	set costumer: New York
Barrett Hong	....	costumer
Debbie Lucas	....	seamstress
Leticia Palomares	....	aging artist assistant
Pepo Ruiz Dorado	....	aging artist
Thomas M. Smalley	....	additional wardrobe assistant: New York

Editorial Department
Matt Absher	....	assistant editor
Corey Bayes	....	assistant editor
Leigh Anne Bowles	....	post-production coordinator
Jara Bustos	....	editorial runner
Sam Daley	....	dailies colorist: New York
Pascale Dillemann	....	post production assistant
Yoya Fernández	....	post-production assistant
Jimmy Fusil	....	digital intermediate producer
Tansy Huws	....	post-production assistant
Nat Jencks	....	digital workflow
Nat Jencks	....	first assistant editor
Barbara Jean Kearney	....	digital intermediate producer
David Kirchner	....	associate editor
Virginia Llera	....	assistant editor
Daniel Silverman	....	digital imaging supervisor
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Kirsten Stoffa	....	assistant editor
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer
Lee Wimer	....	color timer
Benjamin Sutor	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Diego Balduque	....	assistant music engineer
Javier Casado	....	additional music arranger
Javier Casado	....	music programmer
David Cerrejón	....	assistant to composer
David Cerrejón	....	music librarian
Chris Clad	....	violin
José Luis Crespo	....	score mixer
José Luis Crespo	....	score recordist
Fiona Cruickshank	....	assistant music engineer
Ana Eusa	....	music executive producer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Alberto Iglesias	....	conductor
Jake Jackson	....	assistant music engineer
Jorge Magaz	....	additional music arranger
Jorge Magaz	....	music programmer
Javier Martín	....	music executive producer
Charlotte Matthews	....	assistant orchestral contractor (as Charlotte Mathews)
Perry Montague Mason	....	orchestra leader (as Perry Montague-Mason)
Joaquín Pizarro	....	assistant music engineer
Raúl Quilez	....	additional score recordist
Rafael Soler	....	assistant music engineer

Transportation Department
Ramón Alonso	....	assistant transportation manager
Jr. Noel Caba	....	driver
Patricia de la Uz	....	transportation coordinator
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.	....	transportation captain
Luis Gamazo	....	transportation
Angel L. Lopez Garcia	....	Steven Soderbergh driver
Shane Greedy	....	transportation coordinator
Diego Leco	....	driver
Fernando Lueches	....	driver
Gonzalo Mendiburu	....	driver
Manuel Paredes Murillo	....	driver: cast
Alfonso Paredes	....	driver
Dave Williams	....	wardrobe truck driver

Other crew
Jon Lee Anderson	....	chief consultant
Mercedes Barbod	....	assistant location manager
Jack Bavaro	....	first assistant production accountant: New York
Julie Bernards	....	payroll accountant
Rino Bonavita	....	accountant
Leigh Anne Bowles	....	assistant: Ms. Bickford
Karl Braun	....	scout
Jessica Cabrera	....	set production assistant
Mariarosa Calderon	....	assistant accountant
Manuel Calvo	....	production assistant
Aarón I. Campos	....	set production assistant
Selena Carrillo	....	production coordinator
Marisa Castelo	....	Spanish legal advisor
Andrew Cavagnet	....	production assistant
Juan Antonio Clemente	....	location assistant
Daniel B. Cone	....	set production assistant
Chic Daniel	....	weapons consultant
Roberto De Jesus	....	production assistant
Maite del Pozo	....	assistant location manager
Lucía del Río	....	payroll accountant
James D. Dever	....	military technical advisor
Pascale Dillemann	....	press and festival coordinator
Verónica Díaz	....	production coordinator
Ryan Ferguson	....	location assistant
David Fischer	....	key production assistant
Jason Fritz	....	location assistant
Evan Gabriele	....	location assistant
Jose Ramon Gancedo	....	assistant animal wrangler
Jan Garcia	....	business affairs
Heather Gauntt	....	location assistant
Chris Gibson	....	production assistant
Marta Gila	....	production assistant
Joel Goldes	....	dialect coach: post-production
Joe Guest	....	assistant location manager
Pablo Guevara	....	dialect coach: Mr. Del Toro
Ángel Gómez Fernández	....	animal wrangler
Alberto Hebrero	....	assistant animal wrangler
Kevin Hindley	....	script clearance
Jason Hinkel	....	first assistant accountant
Aaron Hurvitz	....	location scout
Holly Kang	....	assistant: Mr. Sodebergh
Christina D. King	....	production secretary
Dan Knight	....	epk director
Nicole Diane Lederman	....	production assistant
Mia Lee	....	assistant production office coordinator
Linda Juliana Lemos	....	production assistant
Vania Loayza	....	assistant: Ms. Bickford, Bolivia
David Lopez Arias	....	assistant: location manager
Sonya Lunsford	....	production controller
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	set production assistant
Beatriz Mayo	....	controller
Yesika Mena	....	production secretary: Spanish team
Tom Minder	....	assistant military advisor
Marina H. Molini	....	production assistant
Kathryn Moïse	....	assistant: Ms. Bickford
Nacho Nolla	....	office production runner
Trilby Norton	....	production coordinator: Spain
Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano	....	business affairs
Sandra Ortiz Sánchez	....	assistant: Ms. Bickford
Kevin Otero Speight	....	assistant location manager (as Kevin Otero)
Greg Outcalt	....	production coordinator: New York
Aldo Paternostro	....	production assistant
Jill K. Perno	....	set production assistant
J.P. Pettinato	....	consultant to producers
Shieed Pittman	....	location assistant
Andrew Poppoon	....	unit location assistant
Alejandro de Quesada	....	historical consultant
Gemma Rawsthorne	....	production accountant
Patricio Romay	....	location assistant
Félix Rosell	....	location manager
Enrique Salvador	....	assistant animal wrangler
Mercedes Selgas	....	assistant accountant
Alan Shaterian	....	research consultant: Mr. Del Toro
Susan Silas	....	location scout
Carmen Soriano	....	script supervisor
Zack Stoff	....	research assistant
Christian Vendetti	....	staff production assistant: New York
Nacha Zurinaga	....	travel coordinator
Giuseppe Ferlito	....	personal assistant: Jordi Mollà (uncredited)
Pablo Goldbarg	....	language consultant (uncredited)
María Guisado	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
Cristóbal García	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Wild Bunch (presents)
• Telecinco (co-production)
• Laura Bickford Productions (co-production)
• Morena Films (co-production)
• Ministerio de Cultura
• Guerrilla Films
• Londra Films P&D
• Pucara Films

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2009) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Filmware International (2009) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Londra Films P&D (2009) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
• Morena Films (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• URD Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2010) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Plan 9 FX (special makeup effects)
• El Ranchito (visual effects)

Other Companies

• -12 db SL  post-production sound services (as -12 dB Madrid)
• 1 Force  military technical advisors
• 103 Todd-AO Estudios  adr recorded at (as 103 Todd-AO Studios)
• 103 Todd-AO Estudios  re-recorded at
• AdeQ Historical Archives & Services  historical photographs
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  score recorded at (as Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall)
• Arsenal  consultant
• Cata Studios  score mixed at (as Cata Studios Madrid)
• Cata Studios  score recorded at (as Cata Studios Madrid)
• Estudios Exa  adr recorded at (as Exa Studios Madrid)
• Estudios Exa  foley recorded at (as Exa Studios Madrid)
• Goldcrest Post Production London  ADR Facility
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recorded at (as Goldcrest Post Production)
• IndieClear  script clearance
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Isobel Griffiths Limited  orchestral contractor
• Nuncle  typefaces developer
• Ovide B S  accessories
• Pacific Title  titles
• Pro Audio  adr recorded at (as Pro Audio La Paz)
• RLM  music executive producer
• RLM  music management
• Red Digital Cinema  camera equipment provided by
• Red Led Studios  score recorded at (as Red Led Studios Madrid)
• Sound One  adr recorded at
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Soundtrack  trailer
• Southern Sun  lighting
• Swelltone Labs  re-recorded at
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York
• Technicolor  release printing
• Technicolor  post-production services
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"Guerrilla" - International (English title) (alternative title), USA (working title)

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

Spain | France | USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Brazil:14 | Ireland:15A | Argentina:13 | USA:Not Rated | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Finland:K-13 | Sweden:11 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Huelva, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Wild Bunch

Trivia:

Che: Part One (2008) and this film were screened combined at the Cannes Film festival 2008 under the title "Che".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Bolivian troops are about to ambush the guerrillas crossing the river, you can see the bullets in the belt have primers that have already been fired. The firing pin imprint on the cap is clearly visible.

Quotes:

Ernesto Che Guevara:To survive here, to win... you have to live as if you've already died.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The First Beautiful Thing (2010)

Soundtrack:

Balderrama

Soderbergh resurrected

Neatly skipping over everything from the coup in Cuba to his undercover entry into Bolivia, part two of Soderbergh's portrayal of Che Guevara is that of the tragic hero. As with Che – Part One, this rather rambling guerrilla warfare escapade through the colourful mountains of Bolivia is probably destined to disappoint more people than it will satisfy, so why was the film (and particularly Benicio Del Toro's performance) so loudly praised at Cannes?

James Rocchi, for instance, called it, a work of art that's, "not just the story of a revolutionary," but, "a revolution in and of itself." The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw called it a "flawed masterpiece." I return to my original contention for Part One – that the value lies particularly in depiction of a hero figure. And in an age when there is a surfeit of poor hero role-models, could it not be salutary to see a strongly honourable one, even if stripped of some of the less endearing episodes of his life? This is the psychological hero enshrined by the great Scottish essayist, Thomas Carlyle, in his seminal book, Heroes and Hero Worship. Heroes can be real or imaginary (or somewhere in-between). But should genuinely inspire us to higher goals, a higher purpose. Compare this with the unrealistic 'heroes' of standard Western storytelling: where a person undergoes trials and tribulations before obtaining a barely-believable reward – usually everlasting love or material wealth – as if by divine studio intervention. Real heroes have an excess of moral courage – not Lost Ark dare-devilishness or James Bond super-toys. They rise, and empower others to rise, to be the best that they can be. In Part One, Che succeeds. In Part Two, he fails. It is not for want of moral courage but since a) not all good plans can succeed and b) being human, mistakes are inevitable.

Guevara's intellectual clarity is flawed when he equates conditions that justify armed struggle with conditions that make that armed struggle able to succeed. It is a serious miscalculation.

High in the mountains from La Paz, the colours are breathtaking. There is an air of mise-en-scene authenticity that was occasionally lacking in Che - Part One (The U.S. would not allow Soderbergh to film in Cuba.) Visual treats are heightened by maximising natural light and the extreme flexibility and realism offered with groundbreaking RED cameras. This is a high performance digital cine camera with the quality of 35mm film and the convenience of pure digital. Designed for flexibility and functionality, the package weighs a mere 9 lbs. "Shooting with RED is like hearing the Beatles for the first time," says Soderbergh. "RED sees the way I see . . . so organic, so beautifully attuned to that most natural of phenomena – light." If Che had stopped with the successful Cuban revolution it would have enshrouded him with an almost mystical invincibility. That he fails in Bolivia shows not only that he has human limitations but that it is his moral virtues that are remembered, not the political triumph. Critics will say – and with some justification - that his armed struggle inspired much less noble characters to achieve tin-pot dictatorships. His development of guerrilla fighting tactics are not good or bad in themselves (and have since been used for both).

But for all its praiseworthiness, the film often seems to lack dramatic and narrative tension. We stumble from one escapade to another, knowing that he will eventually meet his death. I found myself glancing at my watch and thinking it could have been shorter. But the work that has gone into this – interviews with people from all sides and even getting one of Guevara's ex-comrades to coach actors on the minutiae of the Bolivian operations – make the film a commendable achievement. It might not be top-flight entertainment, but it demonstrates integrity in documenting a significant slice of history.

There is also another very important point in the Che 'hero' figure here. It's about failure. That if you try your utmost, even if you fail, your effort will not have been in vain because it may give others hope and moral courage. One could cynically call it a 'martyr' complex, and it is found, of course, in many religious figures as well. But Che does not 'sacrifice' himself. He does what he does best, to the best of his not inconsiderate ability, and so provides an example. Success or failure in any particular instance become mere details.

With the U.S.'s longstanding and illegal blockade of Cuba (all in the name of 'freedom'), I am tempted to write that Che Parts 1 & 2 are too good to be wasted on the U.S. But that would be to invite a contention that the film has sought so earnestly to avoid. One must hope that many viewers will have the skill to view Che without politics and the bias that inevitably engenders. Whatever its faults, it rehabilitates Soderbergh from the populist nonsense of Oceans 11.

But if you haven't heard of Che Guevara or seen Part One, or if you can't get past the phrase 'murderous Marxist' without frothing at the mouth, I might struggle to imagine what you would get from this film. The same can be said for many who have, and can.