Movie

The Middle of the World

2003 · 85 min

A slow, earnest road journey that mixes hardship with hope, watching a family pedal toward a dream that keeps receding.

Overview: Romão, illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of a job and a decent life. A family of seven journeys 2,000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles. Along the way, the story explores the inner dynamics of a family facing a great challenge with the courage to pursue dreams.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, politics, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
survival
politics
class
coming-of-age
Places: road trip
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild