DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES)

In Competition

Directed by :: Walter SALLES

Country:: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE, PERU, USA

Year:: 2003

Duration:: 126 minutes

Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T., 2004

Synopsis

In 1952, two young Argentines, Alberto Granado and Ernesto Guevara,
set off to discover their continent: Latin America. They begin their
expedition on an old motorbike, a 1939 vintage Norton 500 nicknamed
"la Poderosa" (Power Woman).

What starts out as an adventure gradually takes a different turn. As
the two friends come face to face with the social and political
realities of the countries they travel through, their perception of
the world changes. This experience, at a crucial moment in their
lives, fills them with the urge to fight for social justice.

Walter SALLES

Credits

Walter SALLES - Director
Jose RIVERA - Screenplay
Eric GAUTIER - Director of Photography
Carlos CONTI - Set Designer
Gustavo SANTAOLALLA - Music
Daniel REZENDE - Film Editor

Actors

Contacts and useful links

Production

South Fork Pictures / Motorcycle Diaries Ltd 1101 Montana Avenue. Suite E Santa Monica, CA 90402 Etats-Unis T : 1 310 452 3335 Michael Nozik / Karen Tenkoff mnoz@earthlink.net

French press

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International press

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Foreign sales

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