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Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
Directed by Walter Salles
Starring Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, Jean Pierre Noher, Lucas Oro, Marina Glezer, Sofia Bertolotto
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
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| Premiere or festival screening | 15 January 2004 · Sundance Film Festival |
| First cinema release anywhere | 6 February 2004 (Denmark, Finland and Norway) |
Dates come from TMDB and can change. The digital date is the first rental, purchase or streaming date and does not confirm a launch on a particular service; the physical date does not confirm a Blu-ray or 4K edition. Both are often added closer to release.
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Physical |
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| Denmark | 6 Feb 2004 | – | – |
| Finland | 6 Feb 2004 | – | – |
| Norway | 6 Feb 2004 | – | – |
| Brazil | 7 May 2004 | – | – |
| Italy | 21 May 2004 | – | – |
| United Kingdom | 26 Aug 2004 | – | – |
| Ireland | 27 Aug 2004 | – | – |
| France | 8 Sept 2004 | – | 21 Apr 2005 |
| Japan | – | 9 Oct 2004 | – |
| Portugal | 14 Oct 2004 | – | – |
| South Korea | 12 Nov 2004 | – | – |
| Netherlands | 25 Nov 2004 | – | 8 Jun 2006 |
| Greece | 26 Nov 2004 | – | – |
| Australia | 4 Nov 2011 | – | – |
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