Based on a thrilling true story, The Middle of the World chronicles one family's epic journey as they travel 2,000 miles by bicycle across the breathtakingly beautiful yet perilous Brazilian countryside. Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival.

The Middle of the World is a road movie on bicycles. It is freely adapted from the true story of an unemployed truck driver who, with his wife and five children, pedals from Paraíba, in the poverty-stricken Northeast of Brazil, all the way to Rio de Janeiro looking for a job. Romão (the father) feels destined to earn 1000 reais (about 300 US$) a month – a vast sum for Brazilian standards. On four bikes, the family goes through five states, knows solidarity and indifference, aggressiveness and cordiality. A 2000-mile odyssey through the hinterlands of Brazil all the way to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's best-known city The Middle of the World shows the quest for the dream of a decent life – a story of dreams and hope. Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival.