Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian Diary
Director Richard Dindo
Countries Switzerland, France
Duration 112 min
Synopsis
Taking as its starting point Che Guevara’s diary in his campaign in Bolivia (1966-1967), Dindo follows the footsteps of the revolutionary, exploring the places where he travelled, fought and died. Between descriptions of silent desert landscapes and moving and sometimes bitter testimonies in the diary, Dindo brings us archives about Che recent interviews with his companions or villagers in Bolivia. True testimony of Che Guevara’s tenacity, the film debunks the idea of failure of a man who became a legend for a generation.
Taking as its starting point Che Guevara’s diary in his campaign in Bolivia (1966-1967), Dindo follows the footsteps of the revolutionary, exploring the places where he travelled, fought and died. Between descriptions of silent desert landscapes and moving and sometimes bitter testimonies in the diary, Dindo brings us archives about Che recent interviews with his companions or villagers in Bolivia. True testimony of Che Guevara’s tenacity, the film debunks the idea of failure of a man who became a legend for a generation.