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The Road

7/10

Rating

111 min

Runtime

2009

Release Year

John Hillcoat

Director

Cast

Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce

Quick Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic America, a father and his young son travel alone through a devastated landscape marked by ash and silence. The environment is harsh and cold, with snow that falls gray and temperatures low enough to crack stones. Their goal is to reach the southern regions in search of warmth and safety, even though they are uncertain about what they will find there.

Detailed Synopsis of The Road

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.

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