Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005)
Directed by Marcelo Gomes
In 1942 a German aspirin salesman drives a truck through the backlands of northeastern Brazil, showing films to villagers, with a local drifter bound for Rio as his helper.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Backland road--:--:--Sertão, northeastern BrazilInferred
Johann picks up Ranulpho, who wants to get to Rio de Janeiro, and hires him as an assistant.
- 2Villages--:--:--Sertão, northeastern BrazilInferred
They show an aspirin advertising film in remote villages where people have never seen cinema.
- 3Railway station--:--:--Sertão, northeastern BrazilInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 0.0 km
- Places
- 1
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 3
- Truck: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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