Part 1 of the epic biographic film following the extraordinary life of the iconic Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara begins on November 26, 1956, as Argentine doctor Ernesto "Che" Guevara joins Fidel Castro and other 80 rebels as they reach Cuban shore vowing to overthrow corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista. Within two years, Guevara proves to be the indispensable position of the revolution, and ultimately the Cuban people's hero during his force's mobilization of popular support and an army to topple the Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship.