I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You

The read

Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 15m.

Synopsis

José Renato, a 35-year-old geologist, is sent out on a solitary expedition to the hinterlands of northeastern Brazil. The purpose of the trip is to assess possible routes for a canal that will connect the area with the only major river in the region. As the field trip progresses, it becomes clear that Renato shares with those places the same emptiness, sense of abandonment and isolation.

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Key crew

• Karim AïnouzDirector
• Marcelo GomesDirector
• Karim AïnouzWriter
• Marcelo GomesWriter

Cast

• Irandhir SantosJosé Renato

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