Cuba, 1952: le général Fulgencio Batista fomente un putsch, s'empare du pouvoir et annule les élections générales. Bravant ce dictateur corrompu, un jeune avocat, Fidel Castro, candidat à la députation sous la bannière du Parti du Peuple, passe à l'action. Dans l'espoir de provoquer un soulèvement populaire, il attaque avec 150 jeunes la caserne de Monaca le 26 juillet 1953. L'opération échoue; Castro passe deux ans en prison. Amnistié en 1955, il s'exile à Mexico. Pendant ce temps, au Guatemala, un jeune Argentin idéaliste, Ernesto Guevara, se lance en politique. En 1954, lorsqu'un complot militaire soutenu par la CIA renverse le gouvernement, démocratiquement élu, de Jacobo Arbenz, Guevara se réfugie au Mexique. Après une première prise de contact au Guatemala, il rejoint un groupuscule révolutionnaire cubain.

En 1952, deux jeunes Argentins, Alberto Granado et Ernesto Guevara, partent à la découverte de l'Amérique latine. Ils débutent leur périple sur une vieille moto baptisée « La Vigoureuse ». La confrontation avec la réalité sociale et politique des différents pays visités altère la perception que les deux amis ont du continent. Cette expérience éveillera de nouvelles vocations associées à un désir de justice sociale.

Après la Révolution cubaine, la gloire et la puissance du Che sont au plus haut. En témoigne sa harangue enflammée aux Nations unies, réitérant son engagement dans le combat du tiers-monde contre l'impérialisme américain. Plus qu'un soldat, le Che est devenu une figure glamour de la scène internationale. Mais, soudain, voilà qu'il disparaît. Pourquoi a t-il quitté Cuba? Vers quelle destination? Est-il seulement en vie? Le Che réapparaît en Bolivie, incognito et méconnaissable, œuvrant clandestinement à la constitution d'un petit groupe de camarades cubains et de recrues boliviennes censé amorcer la grande révolution latino-américaine. La campagne bolivienne est une ode à sa ténacité et à son sens du sacrifice. Elle nous permet de comprendre pourquoi le Che reste un symbole universel d'héroïsme et d'idéalisme. Son échec entraînera la mort du Che.

Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects with the president such as his rise to power, fellow revolutionary Che Guevara, the Cuban Missile crisis, and the present state of the country.

En 1958, l'île de Cuba est loin d'être un paradis. Le dictateur Batista oppresse le pays et asphyxie son peuple. Dans les champs de canne à sucre et les jungles perdues des montagnes de l'est du pays, les forces révolutionnaires M26 de Fidel Castro et d'Ernesto "Che" Guevara se préparent à marcher sur La Havane. Alors que les troubles agitent l'île, Fico Fellove dirige son club, El Tropico. Dans la tourmente, il se bat pour garder l'unité de son clan, et pour l'amour d'une femme. Fico ne voulait pas s'impliquer dans tout ce qui bouleverse son pays, mais le destin ne va pas lui laisser le choix. El Tropico va devenir un monde déchiré de passions, d'idéaux politiques, où les rêves doivent apprendre à se battre pour survivre...

A documentary that explores the myth behind the truth. Different people around the globe reinterpret the legend of Che Guevara at will: from the rebel living in Hong Kong fighting Chinese domination, to the German neonazi preaching revolution and the Castro-hating Cuban. Their testimonies prove that the Argentinian revolutionary's historical impact reverberates still. But like with all legends, each sees what he will, in often contradictory perspectives.

GDR 1961: Tamara Bunke, daughter of Jewish exiles from Argentina, not only falls for the political goals of the rousing revolutionary Che Guevara during a state visit. She also meets Ulises Estrada, the commandant of Che's team. Ignited by the fire of the revolution, she gets involved in a diabolical espionage deal with the Stasi in order to cheat her way out of Cuba. In Cuba, she ends up caught between all fronts: under the watchful eye of the Stasi, which expects results from her, but in reality solely dedicated to Che's revolution, Tamara allows herself to be trained as a double spy by Che's troops. At the same time, her honest love grows for Commandante Ulises, who eventually gives her the choice of following her personal happiness and going into hiding rather than following Che's plans to liberate South America, which by now he considers a suicide mission. An unresolvable, deeply tragic conflict that ends fatally for Tamara in the battle of Bolivia's Rio Grande..

Fidel Castro se fait remarquer par une opposition au régime dictatorial du président Fulgencio Batista qu’il juge inféodé aux États-Unis. En juillet 1953 il tente une première fois de renverser le régime de Batista.

En 1956, il part pour le Mexique où il rencontre Ernesto « Che » Guevara avec lequel il affine son projet. Le 20 juillet 1958 Fidel Castro est proclamé « Commandant en chef du Front Révolutionnaire Démocratique ».

A cinematic exploration of the indomitable spirit of Che Guevara, capturing his remarkable journey as a fighter and a symbol of revolution.

L'île en feu est un film de Roman Karmen sur le débarquement de la baie des Cochons de Cuba. Le film parle de la jeune république de Cuba, de la lutte pour l'indépendance.

The two young Swedish journalist's Erik Gandini and Tarik Saleh have worked one year with Sacrificio, a film about the events surrounding the death of Che Guevara. They have traveled the world around and met among others the man who shot Che Guevara and the former CIA agent who walks around with Che's last tobacco in his pistol butt. In their attempts to find out what really happened they discover that the man who is accused of having betrayed Che Guevara as a matter of fact lives in Malmö, in the south of Sweden.

The story of Che Guevara's desperate attempt to escape the mountains of Bolivia. Pursued by an elite ranger unit of the army led by a determined CIA agent, Che is eventually trapped and his men are killed.

The latest documentary by Tristan Bauer took 12 years to complete. It is a unique and invaluable historical document—a jewel not to be missed—that offers us a different, more intimate and personal, perspective on the life of Ernesto Che Guevara than other films about him that have emerged recently. Presenting brilliantly edited archival material, including private documents and intimate recordings that have never been made available to the public before (including recordings of Che reading poems by Vallejo and Neruda to his wife, intimate family gatherings on 8mm, a speech given by Che in French), Bauer allows us to see the iconic figure as a hero but also as the larger-than-life passionate and idealistic human being that he was.

How does a politician – assassinated more than 50 years ago – gradually become a public figure? An extremely vibrant image which shows up where you least expect it. It served as figurehead for the Arab Spring revolutions, from Rabat to Sanaa, whereas we had thought it had been relegated to t-shirts and cigarette lighters. Why has this image become so universal that we are no longer surprised to find it in drawings, graffiti, tattoos and prints on all types of media in all sorts of contexts the world over? How can this image be used to advertise luxury automobiles and also be brandished angrily by indignant agitators? What is the formula that made this figure go viral? This documentary is a journey to investigate and decode a piece of iconography.

From millions of photos, posters, videos, t-shirts, postcards, records, books, phrases, testimonies, Che watches over us. Beyond all paraphernalia, he returns. Irreverent, mocking, stubborn - morally stubborn - Che will always be the subject of debate. The exclusive teleSUR series “Ernesto Guevara, also known as 'Che'”, aims to address the figure of Ernesto Guevara as it has never been told before. Conversing with the characters who were with him in important moments, visiting the real settings where Che spent his life.