The Cohen Media Group has detailed the Cohen Film Collection Blu-ray release of Alberto Arvelo's
The Liberator (2013), which stars Édgar Ramírez, Erich Wildpret, María Valverde, Juana Acosta, Danny Huston and Gary Lewis. The epic historical adventure arrives on Blu-ray on March 10th.
The Liberator covers the incredible life of Simón Bolívar, the 19th century revolutionary and political leader who sought to free Latin America. Bolívar fought more than 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode more than 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered; it liberated. Bolívar was instrumental in the establishment of the independent republics that sprang up after the Spanish departed. He served as president of both Peru and Colombia, and he organized in southern Peru a new republic, which was named Bolivia in his honor.
Portraying the larger-than-life hero Bolívar is the prize-winning Venezuelan actor Édgar Ramírez, whose career has ranged from acclaimed dramas of modern South American history (
Carlos, Che) to Hollywood hits (
Zero Dark Thirty, The Bourne Ultimatum, Wrath of the Titans). Ramirez won France's prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor for the 2010 miniseries Carlos; that performance, as the Venezuelan terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal, also brought him Best Actor nominations from the Golden Globes, the Emmys and the SAG Awards.
The screenplay is by Timothy J. Sexton, co-writer of Children of Men and Cesar Chavez and creator of the new TV series The Lottery. The powerful score is by renowned Venezuelan violinist, composer and conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
"Édgar Ramírez is electrifying," praised Jordan Hoffman in the New York Daily News. The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy said, "The exceptional life story and history that will be unfamiliar to most viewers keep the film absorbing, and then there's the big plus of Ramírez in the title role." Ron Wilkinson of Monsters and Critics said, "The lavish war epic comes back to life in this swashbuckling tale of treachery and charisma."
The Blu-ray release of
The Liberator is presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Special features and bonus content includes:
- Introduction by composer Gustavo Dudamel
- Making-of featurette
- Theatrical trailer