Directed by:
Vicente AmorimScreenplay:
David França MendesCinematography:
Gustavo HadbaCast:
Wagner Moura, Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Fábio Lago, Caco Monteiro, Laís Corrêa, Augusto Madeira, Luca de Castro, Cláudia Abreu, Carol CastroPlots(1)
The Middle of the World is a road movie on bicycles. It is freely adapted from the true story of an unemployed truck driver who, with his wife and five children, pedals from Para'ba, in the poverty-stricken Northeast of Brazil, all the way to Rio de Janeiro looking for a job. Romão (the father) feels destined to earn 1000 reais (about 300 US$) a month a vast sum for Brazilian standards. On four bikes, the family goes through five states, knows solidarity and indifference, aggressiveness and cordiality. A 2000-mile odyssey through the hinterlands of Brazil all the way to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's best-known postcard. The Middle of the World shows the quest for the dream of a decent life a story of dreams and hope. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Wagner Moura
Brazil
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Ravi Ramos Lacerda
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Fábio Lago
Brazil
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Caco Monteiro
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Augusto Madeira
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Luca de Castro
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Cláudia Abreu
Brazil
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Carol Castro
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