Directed by:
Walter SallesScreenplay:
Jose RiveraCinematography:
Eric GautierComposer:
Gustavo SantaolallaCast:
Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán, Sergio Boris, Matías Strafe, Bárbara Lombardo, Antonella Costa, Alberto Granado (more)VOD (1)
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Let the world change you... And you can change the world. Based on the journals of both Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna) and Ernesto Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal), the man who would become 'Che', The Motorcycle Diaries follows a journey of self-discovery, tracing the origins of a revolutionary heart. With a highly romantic sense of adventure, the two friends leave their familiar surroundings in Buenos Aires on 'The Mighty One' - a rickety 1939 Norton 500. Although the bike breaks down in the course of their eight month journey, they press onward, hitching rides along the way. As they start to see a different Latin America in the people they meet on the road, the diverse geography they encounter begins to reflect their shifting perspectives. They continue to the heights of Machu Picchu, where the majestic ruins and the extraordinary significance of the Inca heritage have a profound impact on the young men. When they arrive at a leper colony deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the two are beginning to question the value of progress as defined by economic systems that leave so many people beyond their reach. Their experiences at the colony awaken within them the men they will later become. (Spirit Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2005 - Jorge Drexler (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song))
- 2005 - Jose Rivera (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2005 - Rodrigo de la Serna (Best Debut Performance)
- 2005 - Eric Gautier (Best Cinematography)
- 2005 - Walter Salles (Best Director)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2005 - Gustavo Santaolalla (Best Music)
- 2005 - Best Film not in the English Language
- 2005 - Best Film
- 2005 - Gael García Bernal (Best Leading Actor)
- 2005 - Rodrigo de la Serna (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2005 - Jose Rivera (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2005 - Eric Gautier (Best Cinematography)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2004 - Best Foreign Independent
European Film Awards
- 2004 - Walter Salles (Screen International Award)
César Awards
- 2005 - Best Foreign Film
Goya Awards
- 2005 - Jose Rivera (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2005 - Walter Salles (Best Non-American Film)
Golden Globes
- 2005 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2005 - Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2004 - Walter Salles (Best Foreign-Language Film)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2004 - Walter Salles (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 2004 - Eric Gautier (Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T.)
- 2004 - Walter Salles (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2004 - Walter Salles (City of Donostia Audience Award for Best Film)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2004 - Walter Salles (The Audience Award)