Che (Criterion Collection)

Far from a conventional biopic, Steven Soderbergh's film about Che Guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon. Daring in it's refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, Che paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (with a stunning, Cannes-award-winning performance by Benicio del Toro), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship, to his 1964 United Nations trip, to the end of his short life. Originally released in two parts, the first a kaleidoscope view of the Cuban revolution and the second an all-action dramatization of Che's failed campaign in Bolivia, Che is presented here in it's complete form. Also available on Blu-ray.