The Motorcycle Diaries

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The Motorcycle Diaries
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R,2hrs 8min
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September 24, 2004
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Focus Features
Synopsis: Brazilian director Walter Salles Jr. follows up the Golden Globe-nominated Behind the Sun with this filmed adaptation of Argentinian-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journals of the same name. The Motorcycle Diaries stars Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mamá También, Amores Perros) as a young, pre-revolution Guevara, a 23-year-old medical student in 1952 traveling across South America on a motorcycle with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), who co-wrote the source material. ... Full Synopsis
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Mr. Bernal's soulful, magnetic performance notwithstanding, the real star of the film is South America itself, revealed in the cinematographer Eric Gautier's misty green images as a land of jarring and enigmatic beauty. Full Review
Metascore
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75
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Alberto Granado
Chichina Ferreyra
Dr. Hugo Pesce
Photos
Gael Garcia Bernal and Walter Salles, nominee Best Director for “The Motorcycle Diaries”
Gael Garcia Bernal and Walter Salles, nominee Best Director for “The Motorcycle Diaries”
Gael Garcia Bernal and Walter Salles, nominee Best Director for “The Motorcycle Diaries”
Jose Rivera, nominee Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Motorcycle Diaries” (2nd from right) and...
Jose Rivera, nominee Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Motorcycle Diaries” (2nd from right) and...
Jose Rivera, nominee Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Motorcycle Diaries” (right), and Sona Tat Yoan
Jose Rivera, nominee Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Motorcycle Diaries” (2nd from left), and...
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