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MUMBAI:
UTV's channel World Movies, which showcases global cinema,
has acquired director Steven Soderbergh's film Che.
The
film was nominated at Cannes for the Golden Palm this year.
This four-hour-plus epic about Latin American revolutionary
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara stars Benicio Del Toro in the title
role, for which he won the Best Actor prize at the Cannes
Film Festival in May this year.
The
broadcaster says that Che is the first full cinematic rendition of the
life of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, politician,
author, physician, military theorist, and guerrilla leader who has been and continues
to be an inspiration for millions of people around the world. His stylized image
is an ubiquitous countercultural symbol. The
movie is divided into two parts: The
Argentine - In 1956, Che and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilise an army
to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.The film tracks Che's rise
in the Cuban revolution, from doctor to commander to revolutionary hero. Guerrilla
- This is the story of Che's Bolivian camp post the Cuban revolution and includes
his journey to New York City in 1964 to address the United Nations.
UTV
Entertainment Television Dilshad Master COO says, "It
is the 80th anniversary of Che Guevara's birth and also the
50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. It is the perfect
movie to bring to our viewers and deliver on our promise of
showcasing the latest blockbusters from around the world.
"Che
by Steven Soderbergh is a breakthrough movie which has made
it big at Cannes this year and clearly belongs on the World
Movies platform. We will soon bring Che to our viewers
in India, both theatrically and on World Movies."
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