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The Motorcycle Diaries

Movie · 2004 · 126 min

A warm, wandering road movie that slowly deepens into a quiet, earnest awakening, carried by landscapes and small encounters.

About
2004 film by Walter Salles
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Year
2004
Runtime
126 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • class
  • justice
  • friendship
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, adventure, road, biographical, coming-of-age
Directed by
Walter Salles
Written by
Che Guevara, Alberto Granado, José Rivera
Starring
Gael García Bernal, Alberto Granado, Mía Maestro, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Moran, Antonella Costa, Jean Pierre Noher, Brandon Cruz
Music
Gustavo Santaolalla, Jorge Drexler
Cinematography
Éric Gautier
Runtime
126 min
Country
Spain, United States, France, United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, Chile, Argentina, Peru
Languages
Spanish

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