In "The Motorcycle Diaries," Che Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado visit a leprosy hospital located in San Pablo, a small village in Peru. The hospital is significant as it highlights the harsh realities faced by those suffering from leprosy and serves as a pivotal moment in Guevara's awakening to social injustices. Their experience there profoundly impacts Guevara's perspective on life and his future activism.
Hendala Leprosy Hospital
The duration of The Motorcycle Diaries - film - is 2.1 hours.
The duration of Motorcycle Diaries - documentary - is 3600.0 seconds.
The Motorcycle Diaries - film - was created on 2004-01-15.
Motorcycle Diaries - documentary - was created on 2011-07-15.
The Motorcycle Diaries - soundtrack - was created on 2004-09-14.
"The Motorcycle Diaries" was written by Ernesto "Che" Guevara. It is a memoir of his travels across South America on a motorcycle in the early 1950s, which played a significant role in shaping his revolutionary ideology.
Che Guevara
Che Guevara, a young doctor from Argentina.
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The Motorcycle Diaries was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival on January 15, 2004. It's actual realease date was September 24, 2004 in the USA.
The people who appeared in the Motorcycle Diaries were actors. The movie was a dramatization of a road trip on motorcycle taken by Che Guevara as a young man. It starred Gael Garcia Bernal and Rodrigo De la Serna.