The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 · Movie · R · 126 min · ★ 7.4
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-02-06
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 126 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,430 votes)
- Box office
- $57,600,000
Themes
- based on novel or book
- peru
- revolution
- asthma
- che guevara
- cuban revolution
- chile
- argentina
- motorcycle
- guajira peninsula
- leper colony
- biochemist
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2005
- British Academy Film Awards · 2005
- Film Independent Spirit Awards · 2005
- Goya Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2005
- Cannes Film Festival · 2004
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- François Chalais Prize · 2004
- San Sebastián International Film Festival · 2004
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2005 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew
Gael García Bernal
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Rodrigo de la Serna
as Alberto Granado
Mercedes Morán
as Celia de la Serna
Mía Maestro
as Chichina Ferreyra
Jean Pierre Noher
as Ernesto Guevara Lynch
- LO
Lucas Oro
as Roberto Guevara
Marina Glezer
as Celita Guevara
Sofia Bertolotto
as Ana María Guevara
- FS
Franco Solazzi
as Juan Martín Guevara
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle
as Uncle Jorge
Directed by Walter Salles