German title: O caminho das nuvens (Der Weg in die Wolken) Francaise title: Marchands sur les nuages Spain title: El camino de las nubes Greek title: Αναζητώντας το κέντρο του κόσμου Russian title: Дорога в облака Original title: O caminho das nuvens
Alternative titles: Pathway to the Clouds | La route des nuages | Anazitontas to kentro tou kosmou | Sti mesi tou kosmou
Roadmovie – Brazil Production year: 2002 Movie length: 87 minutes
Director: Vicente Amorim Writer: David França Mendes Cinematograph: Gustavo Hadba Music: André Abujamra
Movie description:
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 travels 1,984 miles (3.200 km) 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.
»The Middle of the World« is a road movie on bicycles. It is freely adapted from the true story of an unemployed truck driver who, with his wife and five children, pedals from Paraiba, in the poverty-stricken Northeast of Brazil, all the way to Rio de Janeiro looking for a job. Romão (the father) feels des-tined to earn 1.000 reais (about 300 US$) a month – a vast sum for Brazilian standards. On four bikes, the family goes through five states, knows solidarity and indifference, aggressiveness and cordiality. A 2000-mile odyssey through the hinterlands of Brazil all the way to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s best-known postcard. »The Middle of the World« shows the quest for the dream of a decent life – a story of dreams and hope.