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

2009 · 1 h 15 min
Directed by Karim Aïnouz
Drama

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

A geologist travels the Brazilian northeast for a survey, and his voice-over recounts a love affair he is trying to forget.

Sinekatalog’s take

Karim Aïnouz and Marcelo Gomes's film, Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque Te Amo, is a lyrical, hypnotic road documentary-fiction.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,318 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.