The Motorcycle Diaries

Name: The Motorcycle Diaries
Released: 2004
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, Jean Pierre Noher

2004 · Movie · RAdaptation

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Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

The Motorcycle Diaries's audience scores lean most toward older men at 56 of 100, with comparable appeal to young men and older women 1. Its overall reach is rated mass-market — mass-market reach across most demographics 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Indigenous 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 4 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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Audience scoreolder men 56 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young men 51 and older women 49 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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ReachAudience breadth rated mass_market.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 91, Black 31, Indigenous 35.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 4 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.