Sons of the Revolution (Che Guevara in the 21st century - p.1)
The expedition to Bolivia of Che Guevara and his companions from the perspective of the sons who were left at an early age; only through the letters they received and the anecdotes that were told, they could know their dads. The questions that accompanied them over the years intersect with the direct memories of the survivors General Harry Villegas and Colonel Leonardo Tamayo, and with the perspective of the guerrilla combatants narrated through the diaries written by them during the revolution.
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Walter Uliano PistelliDirector
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Walter Uliano PistelliWriter
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Enrica MatricotiProducer
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Walter Uliano PistelliProducer
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Miguel Ángel Estellano SchulzeKey Cast"Voice of Che Guevara"
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Jorge Ernesto BarrónKey Cast"Voice of the guerrilla fighter 'Pacho'"
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Fernando VargasKey Cast"Voice of the guerrilla fighter 'Pombo'"
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Project Title (Original Language):Hijos de la Revolución (Che Guevara en el siglo XXI - p.1)
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 21 minutes 33 seconds
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Completion Date:January 8, 2019
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Production Budget:25,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Cuba
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:HDV
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Seattle Latino Film FestivalSeattle, Washington
United States
October 7, 2019
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Kolkata International Film FestivalKolkata
India
November 13, 2019
Asian Premiere
Official Selection -
Top Indie Film AwardsTokyo
Japan
Festival with no screening - World Premiere
"Best Documentary Feature" and "Best Editing" + Nomination "Best Director" and nomination "Best Music" -
Five Continents International Film FestivalPuerto la Cruz , Anzoátegui
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Festival with no screening - World Premiere
"Best Screenplay in Documentary Feature" -
The IndieFEST Film AwardsLa Jolla, California
United States
Festival with no screening - World Premiere
"Award of Merit" -
Hollywood New DirectorsHollywood, California
United States
No screening - World Premiere
"Honorable Mention" -
Euro Fest 2019St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
Festival with no screening - World Premiere
Finalist in the category "Best documentary feature"
Walter Uliano Pistelli (1974, Italy) is a film director and video editing professor. He has a masters degree in Electronic Engineering.
He has been working in filmmaking since 2003, when he directed his first short film and collaborated in the making of documentaries. He worked for some years as an assistant director on movies and as a camera operator on television programs. After spending some years living in South America, he returned to Italy, where he worked as an art director of cultural events and directed some commercials. Since 2011 he is an editing professor at the “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern” film school of Bologna (Italy). In 2019 has been Tutor and juryman at the workshop 'Bolivia Lab' (Santa Cruz, Bolivia). 'Sons of the Revolution' and 'Being Revolutionary' are the two parts in which the project 'Che Guevara in the 21st century' is divided, and they are his first documentary feature films.
This documentary presents a reflection on the relationship between personal values and universal ideals: the expedition to Bolivia of Che Guevara and his companions from the perspective of the children who, from an early age, had to deal with the decision that their fathers took when leaving, considered heroic by the society in which they live, but that forced them to grow without parental reference. The questions that have accompanied them over the years intersect with the reflections of the survivors of the guerrilla and their intimate memories.
The documentary reflects on the ethical and current meaning of being revolutionary.