Director: Walter Salles Writer: Jose Rivera Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Jaime Azocar, Rodrigo De la Serna Released: December 16, 2004 Rating: Runtime: 126 minutes Websites: Story: Based on the respective diaries of two Argentines, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (who would later become known as "El Che") and Alberto Granado, the new film from award-winning director Walter Salles follows a journey of self-discovery, tracing the origins of a revolutionary heart and unveiling the rich and complex human and social topography of the Latin American continent. In January 1952, Ernesto and Alberto set out on a road trip to discover the real Latin America. Ernesto is a 23-year-old medical student specializing in leprology, and Alberto is a 29-year-old biochemist. With a highly romantic sense of adventure, the two friends leave their familiar Buenos Aires surroundings on a rickety 1939 Norton 500. Although the bike breaks down in the course of their eight-month journey, they press onward, hitching rides along the way. As they begin to see a different Latin America in the people they meet on the road, the diverse geography they encounter begins to reflect their own shifting perspectives. They continue to the heights of Machu Picchu, where the majestic ruins and the extraordinary significance of the Inca heritage have a profound impact on the young men. As they arrive at a leper colony deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the two are beginning to question the value of progress as defined by economic systems that leave so many people beyond reach. Their experiences at the colony awaken within them the men they will later become by defining the ethical and political journey that they will take in their lives. Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Rodrigo De la Serna Alberto Granado Mercedes Moran Celia de la Serna Jean Pierre Noher Ernesto Guevara Lynch Lucas Oro Roberto Guevara Marina Glezer Celita Guevara Sofia Bertolotto Ana Maria Guevara Ricardo Diaz Mourelle Uncle Jorge Sergio Boris Young Traveler Daniel Kargieman Young Traveler Diego Giorzi Rodolfo Facundo Espinosa Tomas Granado Matias Gomez Kid Diego Treu Kid Ariel Verdun Kid