The Road
Release date: 8 January 2010
Running time: 112 mins
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall
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A man and his son struggle to stay alive in post-apocalyptic America.
Adapted from Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Road follows an unnamed father (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) as they struggle across a barren, dystopian landscape and head towards the coast. There's very little life left, less food and the only weapon they have to protect themselves is a pistol with two bullets. At night, the man dreams of his wife, who killed herself before the story begins; each morning, he coughs up blood as a mystery illness begins to take hold. As they continue on towards the warmer climes of the sea, the father must continue to protect his son against exposure, starvation - and groups of terrifying, murderous gangs - in the blind hope that they'll find a better life at the end of their journey.
Screenplay: Joe Penhall
Distributor: Icon
You should see it because: It's a powerful, visually arresting and gripping movie sketched out by an excellent cast.
See it if you liked: The Day After Tomorrow (2004), No Country For Old Men (2007), I Am Legend (2007)
