The Motorcycle Diaries

Dir. Walter Salles · Argentina, Brazil · Quechua, Spanish

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Our take by Jonfen

Let’s fight! I’m not a fan of “Into the wild” okay okay, calm down… Maybe we can fix this. Maybe we could watch “The Motorcycle Diaries” together. Watching this heartwarming movie, you will get the travel bug. I got it and I never got rid of it. I even want to go on a motorcycle tour through South America although I would have never dreamed of getting on a motorbike. Have fun with it. Oh and… this film is about the young Che Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado by the way.

What happens

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.

What the critics said

Notable Critics

"A deeply felt and beautifully acted hagiography -- a portrait of a citizen of the world as a young man."

— Peter Rainer

"A beautifully wrought account of the dawning of the social conscience of one of the 20th century's most romanticized revolutionaries."

— Todd McCarthy

Awards

Oscars

1 win · 1 nom

Won: Best Original SongNominated: Best Adapted Screenplay

Cannes

3 wins

Won: François Chalais AwardWon: Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWon: Technical Grand Prize

Golden Globes

1 nom

Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film

BAFTA

2 wins · 5 noms

Won: Anthony Asquith Award for Film MusicWon: Best Film Not in the English LanguageNominated: Best CinematographyNominated: Best FilmNominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleNominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated: Best Screenplay (Adapted)