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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinematografica Macondo
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinematografica Macondo
  • 1 h 15 m
I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You

Summary José Renato, a 35 year old geologist, is sent on a fieldtrip to the scrublands of the Sertão, a semi-arid isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil. The goal of his survey is to assess possible routes for a water canal from the region’s only voluminous river. As the fieldtrip progresses, we sense that José Renato has something in common...

Directed By: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes

Written By: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinematografica Macondo
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinematografica Macondo
  • 1 h 15 m

I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
87
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary José Renato, a 35 year old geologist, is sent on a fieldtrip to the scrublands of the Sertão, a semi-arid isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil. The goal of his survey is to assess possible routes for a water canal from the region’s only voluminous river. As the fieldtrip progresses, we sense that José Renato has something in common...

Directed By: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes

Written By: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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100
Mar 22, 2011
The movie's true brilliance comes from its portrayal of how the world curls around you in the grip of heartache-every song on the radio, every face you see, every story you're told reflecting only what you've lost.
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100
Mar 22, 2011
Utterly unpretentious and deeply touching.
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91
Mar 29, 2011
The visual collage retains a consistent melancholy, resulting in an experience that's both deeply affecting and-since José never actually appears on-camera-utterly detached.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
90
Mar 22, 2011
Road movies don't get any purer.
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80
May 5, 2011
Their use of multiple formats-including digital video, Super 8, and 35-millimeter slides-gives the movie the texture of a worn scrapbook.
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80
Mar 27, 2011
Has a stirring elemental feel and constitutes filmmaking at its most basic and transfixing.
By John P. McCarthy FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 24, 2011
Coming in at a tight 75 minutes, this strikingly original travelogue glides on the lovely lilt of Mr. Santos's Portuguese narration.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.6
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0% Mixed
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14% Negative
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0% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Production Company Rec Produtores Associados Ltda.
Release Date Mar 25, 2011
Duration 1 h 15 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Prêmio Guarani
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 4 Nominations

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