---
title: 'The Middle of the World (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vicente Amorim'
released: '2003-08-11'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-middle-of-the-world-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379199/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Middle of the World (2003)

2003 · 85 min · Drama · Brazil

Original title: O Caminho das Nuvens

## Synopsis

The Middle of the World is a 2003 Brazilian drama film starring Wagner Moura and Cláudia Abreu as a couple with five children making a 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) bicycle trip from the state of Paraíba to the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is based on the true story of Cícero Ferreira Dias, a former truck driver who took his family from Paráiba to Rio de Janeiro in search of a "R$1,000 job". The English title is a reference to the starting point of the film, the "Praça do Meio do Mundo".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vicente Amorim](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-amorim)
- **Original Music Composer:** [André Abujamra](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-abujamra)
- **Producer:** [Bruno Barreto](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-barreto), [Lucy Barreto](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-barreto), [Luiz Carlos Barreto](https://cinepixo.com/people/luiz-carlos-barreto)
- **Editor:** [Pedro Amorim](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-amorim)

## Cast

- [Alexandre Zacchia](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-zacchia)
- [Cláudio Jaborandy](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-jaborandy)
- [Wagner Moura](https://cinepixo.com/people/wagner-moura)
- [Sidney Magal](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-magal)
- [Cláudia Abreu](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-abreu)
- [Fábio Lago](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-lago)

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