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Release Date:
24 September 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Before he changed the world the world changed him more
Plot:
The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 26 wins & 37 nominations more
User Comments:
A sorely needed window on South America more (264 total)

Cast

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Gael García Bernal ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Argentina)
Rodrigo De la Serna ... Alberto Granado (Argentina)
Mercedes Morán ... Celia de la Serna (Argentina)
Jean Pierre Noher ... Ernesto Guevara Lynch (Argentina) (as Jean-Pierre Noher)
Lucas Oro ... Roberto Guevara (Argentina)
Marina Glezer ... Celita Guevara (Argentina)
Sofia Bertolotto ... Ana María Guevara (Argentina) (as Sofía Bertolotto)
Franco Solazzi ... Juan Martín Guevara (Argentina)
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle ... Uncle Jorge (Argentina) (as Ricardo Diaz Mourelle)
Sergio Boris ... Young Traveler (Argentina)
Daniel Cargieman ... Young Traveler (Argentina) (as Daniel Kargieman)
Diego Giorzi ... Rodolfo (Argentina)
Facundo Espinosa ... Tomás Granado (Argentina)
Matias Gomez ... Kid (Argentina) (as Matías Gómez)
Diego Treu ... Kid (Argentina)
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Also Known As:
The Motorcycle Diaries (UK) (USA)
Carnets de voyage (France)
Die Reise des jungen Che (Germany)
Voyage à motocyclette (France) (festival title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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126 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Despite being based upon an Argentinean book, about a Cuban-Argentinean legend, with a Mexican and an Argentinean actor in the leading roles and spoken in Spanish, the film represented Brazil in many film festivals worldwide. Only the director, Walter Salles, is Brazilian. more
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Anachronisms: At the end of the movie, when Che is at the airport, a yellow GMC pickup drives by. The pickup has a 1-piece windshield; GMC did not introduce the 1-piece windshield until a few years after 1952). more
Quotes:
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna: This isn't a tale of heroic feats. It's about two lives running parallel for a while, with common aspirations and similar dreams. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Qué Rico El Mambo more

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117 out of 126 people found the following comment useful.
A sorely needed window on South America, 28 April 2004
Author: (leloo28@hotmail.com) from New York, New York

The Motorcycle Diaries does a great job of sketching out the character of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, without any pandering to our knowledge of who he will become. There are no cheap shots and only one 'Che' joke-to explain the origin of the nickname, which is a play on the Argentinian accent. It's a deeply felt examination of the events that inspired the development of a political consciousness, with only a few touches of the hagiography that has developed around 'el Che' and those not until late in the film. Gael Garcia Bernal is completely believable and very human in the role, and there's real chemistry between him and Rodrigo de la Serna (any relation?) who plays his friend Granado, leading to a lot of funny moments-important, as ther are many stretches of the movie where it is just them and the scenery. The cinematography is truly gorgeous, and reminded me how little of the South American landscape we ever see on film in the U.S. The cinematographer has pulled off a major feat in shooting a period film in slightly grainy, sometimes shaky hand-held. No crane shots or sepia tinting here-the film quality immerses you in Guevara and Granado's experiences and makes them feel very immediate, without sacrificing any sense of history. A film like this is long overdue, and it deserves wide distribution. While the plot revolves around Che's awakening to the social struggles of South America (which are ongoing) there is a rich sense of place, and people, and beauty here. It seems to me that this is the first South American film in a few years that is not a world-weary documentary about social or political problems (and U.S. involvement in them), to open in the U.S. market. It's about the life of Che, yes, but it doesn't forget the people and problems that lead him into political activity, and will hopefully inspire viewers to pay more attention to what is going on around them, not only in Buenos Aires, Cuzco, Havana or Chiapas, but right next door.

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