AIn 3 locations: Puerto Rico, which has a similar landscape to Cuba; tropical rain forest. The 2nd location was the city of Campeche on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, which stood in for the Cuban city of Santa Clara. Soderbergh reportedly spent several months looking for a Central American city that was close in appearance to Santa Clara. The 3rd location was the United Nations headquarters building in New York City. Soderbergh shot a few scenes of Che addressing the UN right before the place was remodeled.
QWhy does Che tell his men to take the car back to its owner at the end of Part 1?
AThe man who took the car, Rogelio Acevedo, took the car from a Cuban army sniper, essentially stealing it. Che & Castro's mission in Cuba was, most importantly, to convince the people they considered "peasants" (farmers, manual laborers, etc) that there would be equality after Batista was overthrown. Therefore, Che probably thought it would look bad if one of his high-ranking officers was seen driving a fancy car. You could also argue that Che & Fidel both believed it was wrong to steal from any Cuban, especially when they had strict rules about stealing or harming civilians.
QDoes this movie explain Che's politics or how he adopted them?
AYes & no. There are a few scenes where Che discusses his political philosophy (Marxist-Leninist). There are also a few scenes in Part 1, shown in grainy black & white, where he addresses the United Nations in 1964 & warns against the dangers of imperialist influence in Latin America. However, there are little or no historical scenes where we see how Che adopted his political views. Part 1's focus is mainly on the guerrilla war that Che fought with Fidel Castro to free Cuba from the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.
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