The read
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Romão, illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of a job and a decent life. A family of seven journeys 2,000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles. Along the way, the story explores the inner dynamics of a family facing a great challenge with the courage to pursue dreams.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic32/100
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Vicente AmorimDirector
- David França MendesWriter
Cast
- Cláudia AbreuRose
- Wagner MouraRomão
- Ravi Ramos LacerdaAntônio
- Carol CastroSereia
- Caco MonteiroSeverino
- Sidney MagalPanamá
- Fábio LagoNeguiça
- Claudio JaborandyGideão
- Alexandre ZacchiaPorfírio
- Augusto MadeiraMotorista de caminhão
- Haroldo SerraAnotador
Stills
Themes
rio de janeiroromancefamily dramaroad movie