It was only supposed to last a week, in fact, its run ended last night, but the IFC Roadshow release of Steven Soderbergh’s 4 hour-plus “Che” movies has been so successful, it’s coming back. This time for two weeks starting December 24.
“We thought ‘Che’ would have a great deal of interest, but to sell out in Los Angeles and New York City was even beyond our expectations,” IFC distribution VPrez Mark Boxer told the Hollywood Reporter.
“Che” was originally released one early to simply qualify for Oscars (like that’s gonna work), but audience demand is bringing it back as one entire body of work before it reappears Jan. 9 in limited release as two separate films, the Cuba-focused “The Argentine” and Bolivia-based “The Guerrilla” (honestly, it’s ok to see them as two films and we actually kind of recommend it because then you’re not fatigued by the experience and can’t appreciate the second half).
January 9 the film will be out in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco as two films and then January 23, its expected to open up in 50 additional markets. Be on the lookout for your city.
