The Liberator

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The Liberator

R

2014

1h 59m

History

Drama

Biography

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Eighteen-century Venezuelan aristocrat Simón Bolívar (Edgar Ramírez) fights to free his country and other South American territories from Spanish rule.

Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

"The Liberator" shoehorns the epic life of early 19th-century South American revolutionary Simn Bolivar into two hours of intermittently powerful cinema.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 3, 2014

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Lorraine Ali

Los Angeles Times

Simple enough for audiences who know nothing about Bolvar, poetic enough for those who grew up reading about El Libertador in school books.

Oct 2, 2014

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

Arvelo, a Venezuelan like Bolivar, touches many of the essential bases in Bolivar's story. But, perhaps inevitably, he is only able to achieve little more than mere touches.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 2, 2014

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Stylistically it's accomplished and Ramirez's performance comes close to redeeming the whole thing all on its own. But when we step away, we can see how the execution is all too familiar.

Rated: C+

Jul 17, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Action and adventure, life and death, love and betrayal, and at the heart of it all, a man who dreamed beyond himself and fought for those dreams. Sweeping, epic, masterful.

Dec 14, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

The Liberator is a nicely framed, highly romanticized, and undeniably dry portrait of a revolutionary.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2019

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Armando G

It's very hard to find historical films like this one. This film made me grew interest in Simón Bolívar's life despite missing details. My only complain was the editing towards the end. Overall, I highly recommend it if you are curious about Latin American Independence.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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CC C

I only watched about 10 minutes, do not like animated movies

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Audience Member

A historic must watch. Injustice shall not be forgotten.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Garrett's artistic performance, showmanship and technique was sublime in his portrayal of Paganini. The plot was predictable and Faustian but still entertaining and thought provoking.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

I didn't like it at all. It's a collection of exaggerations, historical imprecisions, and conspirative theories serving to Chaves' party interests, it oozes hate against Colombia, Santander, and the USA.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Ithought this was a brilliant movie. Highly recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

Eighteen-century Venezuelan aristocrat Simón Bolívar (Edgar Ramírez) fights to free his country and other South American territories from Spanish rule.

Director: Alberto Arvelo Mendoza
Producer: Alberto Arvelo Mendoza, Jose Luis Escolar, Winfried Hammacher, Ana Loehnert
Screenwriter: Timothy J. Sexton
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Rating: R (Sexuality/Nudity|War Violence|Some Grisly Images)
Genre: History, Drama, Biography
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $113.1K
Runtime: 1h 59m

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