The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

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TRIVIA

Salles's last feature was the beautiful shot oscar nomianted film of Behind the Sun (2001).

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• Project Phase: 
• Release Date: 2004-09-24 - NY and/or LA
• Distributor(s): Focus Features
• Film Genre(s): Drama
• Country: Spain
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SYNOPSIS

This is based upon the memoir, "The Motorcycle Diaries: A Journey Around South America", by doctor-turned-revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, about his trip as a youth riding across South America on a motorcycle. This is the true story of a 23-year-old medical student from Argentina, Che Guevara (Bernal), who traveled across South America on a motorcycle with his friend Alberto Granado (de la Serna) in 1951-1952, in a personal odyssey which would ultimately inspire him to become a revolutionary who had a profound impact on the history of several nations. The duo has a series of adventures that vary from the suspenseful (stowing away on a cargo ship, exploring Incan ruins) to the comedic (falling off their bikes, falling in love, drinking, fighting... drinking some more) to the serious (volunteering as firemen, and at a leper colony). (Maestro plays Guevara's girlfriend at the time.)

RELATED NEWS

Have you ever wondered what are the films that ins : 2011-02-09

  Focus Features has picked up the distribution rights from the festival. : 2004-01-19

 Vareity reports that the film is expected to open the 2004 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 15. : 2003-11-25