The True Story of Che Guevara (2007)

Director:

Maria Berry

Writer:

Maria Berry

Stars:

Mario Ramirez Reyes, Andrew Blood, Jay Costelo

Cast

Credited cast:
Mario Ramirez Reyes	...	Ernesto Che Guevara (as Mario Ramírez)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Blood	...	Cero Bustas
Jay Costelo	...	Pablo Chan
Steven Delcastro	...	Fidel Castro
Grazielle	...	Herself (as Grazielle Oganna)
Horacio Louis Guerrero	...	Gary Prado
Ricardo LeDoux	...	Rebel Soldier
Carlos Pratts	...	Agent Mohe (as Carlos Chalabi)
Sam G. Preston	...	Che' Guevera
Oskar Rodriguez	...	Rebel Soldier
Beau Ryan	...	Mario Terán
Alejandro Salomon	...	Argentinian revolutionist
Randolph Scott	...	Jungle Rebel
Johnny Soto	...	Raul Castro
Jeremy Tristan	...	Rebel Soldier

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

I alithini istoria tou Che Guevara

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wild Eyes Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

I hope the film is true to Che

This man, who ordered the execution of countless human beings while in charge of the notorious La Cabaña prison in Havana, who terrorized Cuban society and who denied freedom to thousands of citizens whom he considered "deviants" or "anti-revolutionaries" can never be accepted as a hero, martyr or -- the shock of it -- a saint. The blood of thousands of Cubans is on the hands of "Che" Guevara. The families who lost loved ones cannot condone this exhibition and must protest and express their anger and disgust. The revulsion of Cubans to this event is as valid and honest as would be that of the Jewish community if confronted with the idealization of Adolf Hitler.

Ernesto "Che" Guevara dreamed of creating the "New Man" at any cost. During the Cuban missile crisis, he was in favor of a nuclear war because he believed that a better world could be built from the ashes, regardless of the cost in millions of lives. By adhering to his anti-American feelings and pro-Soviet stance, he achieved a role in history that stands for one failure after another, both in Cuba, as well as in all the other countries where he went to promote and disseminate Castro's Revolution.

Ernesto "Che" Guevara had all the characteristics of a ruthless dictator and opponent of freedom. He believed that the end justifies the means, and he fanatically adhered to this gospel. This "idealized icon" is the one who, as a modern day Grand Inquisitor, eliminated many of his foes with a single pistol shot to the back of their heads. And he is also the same one who authored these enhancing words printed in the identity booklets of young Cuban soldiers sent to fight in Angola: "Blind hate against the enemy creates a forceful impulse that cracks the boundaries of natural human limitations, transforming the soldier in an effective, selective and cold killing machine. A people without hate cannot triumph against the adversary." Guevara's elevation as symbol of goodness, due to the self-indulgence and frivolity of pampered Western pseudo revolutionaries, speaks clearly of their lack of critical objective analysis, forgetting that, as Anthony Daniels states, "The difference between 'Che' Guevara and Pol Pot was that Guevara never studied in Paris."