My Favorite Revolution Movies
Salvador (1986)
Dir: Oliver Stone
Stars: James Woods, James Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage
An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003 Documentary)
Dir: Kim Bartley, Donnacha O’Briain
Stars: Hugo Chávez, Pedro Carmona, Jesse Helms, Colin Powell
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
V for Vendetta (2005)
Dir: James McTeigue
Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Stephen Rea
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of “V”, plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.
Che: Part One (2009)
Dir: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Pablo Guevara
In 1956, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of Dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Che: Part Two (2009)
Dir: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Demián Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Benicio Del Toro, Catalina Sandino Moreno
In 1967, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia, South America.
Gandhi (1982)
Dir: Richard Attenborough
Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox
Gandhi’s character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.
Land and Freedom (1995)
Dir: Ken Loach
Stars: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy
Spring 1936, a young unemployed communist, David, leaves his hometown Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain..
