The Road
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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.
The Road is a 2009 post-apocalyptic drama following a father and son's harrowing journey through a devastated American landscape. Based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as they trek toward the southern coast in search of survival and hope. This bleak, contemplative adaptation explores themes of love, desperation, and human endurance in a world reduced to ash.
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Viggo MortensenFather
Kodi Smit-McPheeBoy
Charlize TheronMother
Robert DuvallOld Man - Eli
Guy PearceVeteran
Molly ParkerFriendly Woman
Michael Kenneth WilliamsThe Thief
Garret DillahuntGang Member
Bob JenningsBearded Man
Buddy SosthandArcher
Agnes HerrmannArcher's Woman- Kirk BrownBearded Face
Jack ErdieBearded Man #2- David August LindauerMan On Mattress
- Gina PreciadoWell Fed Woman
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When was The Road released?
The Road was released on November 25, 2009. It is available to stream and purchase through various platforms.
Is The Road based on a book?
Yes, the film is an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 2006 novel of the same name, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Who stars in The Road?
Viggo Mortensen plays the father and Kodi Smit-McPhee plays the son in this two-character-focused drama.
What is The Road about?
The film follows a father and son as they walk through a post-apocalyptic, ash-covered America, heading south in hopes of finding warmth and possibly other survivors, with no guarantee of what awaits them.
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