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Release Date:
2 December 2009 (France)
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Tagline:
In a moment the world changed forever.
Plot:
A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible. full summary | full synopsis
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Post Apocalyptic
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Murder
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1 nomination
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Review of the decade: Peter Bradshaw on film
(From The Guardian - Film News. 6 December 2009, 4:20 PM, PST)
Review: The Road
(From The Hollywood News. 6 December 2009, 3:42 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 6 December 2009, 4:20 PM, PST)
Review: The Road
(From The Hollywood News. 6 December 2009, 3:42 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Man | |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee | ... | Boy | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | Old Man | |
| Guy Pearce | ... | Veteran | |
| Molly Parker | ... | Motherly Woman | |
| Michael K. Williams | ... | The Thief (as Michael Kenneth Williams) | |
| Garret Dillahunt | ... | Gang Member | |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Woman | |
| Bob Jennings | ... | Bearded Man | |
| Agnes Herrmann | ... | Archer's Woman | |
| Buddy Sosthand | ... | Archer | |
| Kirk Brown | ... | Bearded Face | |
| Jack Erdie | ... | Bearded Man #2 | |
| David August Lindauer | ... | Man On Mattress | |
| Gina Preciado | ... | Well Fed Woman |
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Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.
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112 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #44940) |
Finland:K-15 |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Ireland:16 |
UK:15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec)
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Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee reported bonding over eating some crickets and bugs they bought to help them get into character as post-apocalyptic survivors.
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I read Cormac McCarthy's novel a few years ago & figured it would be made into a movie (this was when "No Country for Old Men" was playing) but I wondered how they could make this extremely grim tale into something that people would want to see.
This film was every bit as grim as the novel and it seemed to be a faithful adaptation of it. The characters seemed more believable in the film than in the novel. This is probably due to the medium but Viggio Mortenson did a fabulous job as the Protagonist (the unnamed father) and his son was also great. They both were tremendous and brought a lot of character development and engagement to an otherwise totally bleak story.
I loved Robert Duvall's turn as the grizzled survivor. It was a supporting role sure to win an Oscar nomination. I think this will win more than its share of Oscar nominations, for Viggio at the very least.
Great film, go check it out.