Gael García Bernal,
Rodrigo De la Serna,
Mia Maestro,
Gustavo Bueno,
Jorge Chiarella
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Brazilian director Walter Salles Jr. follows up the Golden Globe-nominated Behind the Sun with this filmed adaptation of Argentinian-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journals of the sa... read more
Directed by: Walter Salles
Release Date: January 15, 2004
DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
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October 24, 2011The Motorcycle Diaries is a wonderful, heartfelt film about two Argentinians who decide to bike across South America from Buenos Aires, to Valpariso, and on to Machu Picchu and Caracas in Venezuela. Gael Garcia Bernal and Rodrigo de la Serna star in this beautifully photographed... read more
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October 14, 2010I just watched this movie for the second time. I really like this movie. It doesn't hurt that Gael Bernal is a very good actor, also....but that was just icing on the cake. There was alot of thought put into this movie. It was serious at times, touching at times, and also very fu... read more
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October 1, 2009Didn't hold my interest very much. Kinda seemed just like a movie to show how wonderful of a person Che Guevara was. Could somebody be that selfless? Sure I guess. Who knows. I have a hard time believing in perfectly unflawed characters.
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September 24, 2009"Before he changed the world the world changed him"
The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling.REVIEW
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September 23, 2009Walter Salles is such a great Director and Gael García Bernal & Rodrigo De la Serna are just brilliant! Watch this film before you buy a Che Guevara T-Shirt kids!
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September 11, 2009After a drawn out beginning, there unwinds a much more meaningful tale. It would be easy to give up on this one near the start, but feel it?s worth sticking with.
My biggest disappointment was watching it on Film 4, where they failed to put up all the sub-titles and left pe... read more -
August 21, 2009Wonderfully written and beautifully shot tale of two friends who embarked on a road trip that would forever change them, especially Ernesto Guevara. I love road movies and travelogues, and have an interest in Che Guevara, so it was only a matter of time before I would finally get... read more
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December 25, 2008"Wandering around our America has changed me more than I thought. I am not me any more. At least I'm not the same me I was. "
Che Guevara is a historical person that most of us know. This movie is a road movie that tells the story of a young Guevara, on a journey across South Am... read more -
March 23, 2008Ernesto Guevara de la Serna: This isn't a tale of heroic feats. It's about two lives running parallel for a while, with common aspirations and similar dreams.
The film recounts the 1952 journey, initially by motorcycle, across South America by young Ernesto "Che" Guevara and hi... read more -
Critic Reviews
October 15, 2004
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
October 8, 2004
Tom Long, Detroit News
Well-acted, beautifully shot and broad and personal, The Motorcycle Diaries is nonetheless undermined in the end by a clunky search for meaning and depth that seems forced.
October 8, 2004
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Quietly exhilarating, soulful and sincerely romantic. Full Review
October 7, 2004
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It's about the gradual wakening into awareness, the graduation from carefree youth to responsible adulthood. Full Review
October 6, 2004
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Whether you want to see The Motorcycle Diaries as entirely a personal story or as social and political allegory, it captures a far different and far more vulnerable Ernesto Guevara than the one we thi... Full Review
October 4, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I think it is beautifully shot, and the chemistry between these two young actors is terrific. Full Review
October 1, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
What Bernal and this well-wrought movie convey so well is the charisma that would soon become a part of human history and, yes, T-shirts. Full Review
October 1, 2004
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
A surprisingly effective re-creation of a Latin American Bing and Bob on the Road to History. Full Review
October 1, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
There are many moments that add up to a grander appreciation of a memorable journey and an unforgettable character. Full Review
October 1, 2004
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Revisits Guevara's 8,000-mile tour of South America -- and the origins of his personal revolution -- with humor, exquisite compassion and visual grace. Full Review
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