The Middle of the World (2003)

Release Date: 2003-09-12
Runtime: 1h 25min
Production Company: LC Barreto
Production Country: Brazil
Director: Vicente Amorim

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.