The Middle of the World (2003)

Original title

O Caminho das Nuvens

Directed by

Vicente Amorim

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

14

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Brazilian family on a bicycle travels 2,000 miles across the country. The father is a former truck driver searching for a better paying job in Rio de Janeiro.

bittersweetroad-movienostalgichopefulslow-pacedgrittyearthyfamily-centric

What happens

The Middle of the World (Portuguese: O Caminho das Nuvens; lit. The Path of the Clouds) is a 2003 Brazilian drama film starring Wagner Moura and Cláudia Abreu as a couple with five children making a 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) bicycle trip from the state of Paraíba to the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is based on the true story of Cícero Ferreira Dias, a former truck driver who took his family from Paráiba to Rio de Janeiro in search of a "R$1,000 job". The English title is a reference to the starting point of the film, the "Praça do Meio do Mundo" (Middle of the World Square in Portuguese). The film holds a 58% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a 32 score at Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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