The Liberator

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The Liberator

R

2014

1h 59m

History

Drama

Biography

War

Action

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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

Oct 3, 2014

2.5/4

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

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Lorraine Ali

Los Angeles Times

Oct 2, 2014

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

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

Oct 2, 2014

2.5/4

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.

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Joshua Brunsting

The CriterionCast

Jul 17, 2026

Overall, while the idea of the historical epic has the ability to turn off a few cinephiles, this is a real gem of a film.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Jul 17, 2020

C+

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.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Dec 14, 2019

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.

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Sep 1, 2021

A historic must watch. Injustice shall not be forgotten.

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May 11, 2021

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.

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May 19, 2020

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.

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Mar 12, 2018

Ithought this was a brilliant movie. Highly recommended.

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Dec 8, 2016

A beautiful, touching and inspiring story about the life of Simón Bolívar... The actors and the scenery were fantastic too...:)

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Nov 22, 2016

Great movie, not sure what the supposed movie critics are talking about in their reviews. Definitely a must see!

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María Valverde

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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, War, Action
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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