Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Domestic Trailer For "Che"



Yahoo! Movies has added a domestic trailer for Steven Soderbergh's new biopic on the life of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara starring Benicio Del Toro.

The film will be released in two parts, with the first part titled "The Argentine" which covers the Cuban revolution, depicting how Guevara and other revolutionaries under the leadership of Fidel Castro, toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.

The second part is titled "Guerilla" and it relates Guevara's attempt to foment revolution in Bolivia, leading to his capture and execution on October 9, 1967.

Both films were screened together at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, as a four hour motion picture simply titled "Che". IFC Films acquired the North American rights to "Che" and will release it on December 12, 2008 in New York City and Los Angeles in order to qualify for the Academy Awards.


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