Virgin Media customers will get a high-def dose of revolution over the next couple of months, as the TV service has exclusive rights to the HD version of Che. The PictureBox subscription service will be airing both parts of director Steven Soderbergh’s two-part Che Guevara biopic, which V+ users can watch in high-definition.
Part One, The Argentine, will launch on 5 February, and Part Two, Guerrilla will follow a month later on 5 March. The films will each be available for a month on Virgin Media’s TV on demand service, meaning that customers will be able to watch them whenever they want during this time.
The Argentine focuses on the build-up to the Cuban revolution from the perspective of its leaders, including the young physician Guevara and Fidel Castro. Guerrilla chronicles Guevara’s attempt to develop and implement revolution in Bolivia.
The films star Benicio del Toro as the eponymous revolutionary, in a role that won him the Best Actor Award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
PictureBox is available to Virgin Media’s 3.7 million TV subscribers for £5 per month and provides a broad selection of recent and library feature films.
