CINEMA: CHE PART 1

Dir: Steven Soderbergh / France, Spain, USA / 2008 / 126 mins / Cert 12A

CINEMA: CHE PART 1

Riverbank Arts CentreNewbridge

Event Details

  • Mon 14 Sep  2009
  • 8.00pm

  • Cost: €6

  • Venue Details
    Riverbank Arts Centre
    Main St.
    Newbridge



Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Santiago Cabrera, Damian Bichir,
Kahlil Mendez

On November 26, 1956, Fidel Castro sails to Cuba with eighty rebels. One of those rebels is Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an Argentinian doctor who shares a common goal with Fidel Castro - to overthrow the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.

Che proves indispensable as a fighter, and quickly grasps the art of guerrilla warfare. As he throws himself into the struggle, Che is embraced by his comrades and the Cuban people.

This film tracks Che Guevara’s rise in the Cuban Revolution, from doctor to commander to revolutionary hero. - Cannes Film Festival 2008.

 


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