The Motorcycle Diaries
7.7
“Let the world change you...and you can change the world.”
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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Cast
25 people
Gael García Bernal
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Known for
Coco
Old
Rodrigo de la Serna
Alberto Granado
Known for
Money Heist
To Steal from a Thief
Mercedes Morán
Celia de la Serna
Known for
Maradona, Blessed Dream
El Angel
Mía Maestro
Chichina Ferreyra
Known for
The Strain
Frida
Jean Pierre Noher
Ernesto Guevara Lynch
Known for
Brazil Avenue
Maradona, Blessed Dream
Lucas Oro
Roberto Guevara
Marina Glezer
Celita Guevara
Known for
Valentin
Sofia Bertolotto
Ana María Guevara
Known for
La Ciénaga
Moon of Avellaneda
Franco Solazzi
Juan Martín Guevara
No other roles listed
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle
Uncle Jorge
Known for
Nine Queens
Bárbara Lombardo
Chichina's Friend (Argentina)
Known for
Envious
Like or Die
Gustavo Bueno
Dr. Hugo Pesce
Known for
Al Fondo Hay Sitio
The City and the Dogs
Walter Salles Director · Jose Rivera Screenplay Che Guevara Author
Worldwide gross $58M · United States release January 15, 2004 · Produced in Argentina, France, United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Peru
Box office
Worldwide gross
$57,663,224
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
South Fork Pictures
Production
Tu Vas Voir
Production
BD Cine
Production
Focus Features
Studio
Inca Films S.A.
Production
Sahara Films
Production
Senator Film Produktion
Production
Sound for Film
Production
Tu Vas Voir Productions
Production
Wildwood Enterprises
Production
Argentina · France · United Kingdom · United States · Brazil · Chile · Germany · Peru
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Diarios de motocicleta
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Quechua · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 15, 2004
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States
September 2, 2004 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Australia
November 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Bangladesh
January 22, 2021 · Premiere · Dhaka International Film Festival
Brazil
May 7, 2004 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
March 11, 2005 · Premiere · Sofia Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 2004 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 22, 2004 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 25, 2004 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Czechia
July 7, 2005 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
February 6, 2004 · Limited theatrical
August 19, 2004 · Premiere · Copenhagen International Film Festival
Finland
February 6, 2004 · Limited theatrical
August 29, 2004 · Premiere · Espoo Film Festival
France
May 19, 2004 · Premiere · Festival de Cannes
September 8, 2004 · Theatrical
April 21, 2005 · Physical
Germany
September 30, 2004 · Premiere · Celebrating Literature in Cinema Filmfestival Frankfurt
Greece
September 24, 2004 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 7, 2005 · Premiere · Iceland Film Festival
Ireland
August 27, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
May 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
October 9, 2004 · Digital
March 10, 2017 · Premiere · Chofu Film Festival
Mexico
October 1, 2004 · Premiere · Morelia Film Festival
Netherlands
September 12, 2004 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
November 25, 2004 · Theatrical
June 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
November 2, 2007 · TV · Nederland 2
October 29, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
July 9, 2004 · Premiere · Auckland International Film Festival
Norway
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 26, 2005 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
South Korea
October 8, 2004 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
July 2, 2015 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 3, 2004 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
United Kingdom
August 26, 2004 · Theatrical
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