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Plot, Details & Awards

The Road

(2009)

Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.

R In Theaters 11/25/2009 , 110min.
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Plot & Details

A father (Viggo Mortensen) and son make their way across a post-apocalyptic United States in hopes of finding civilization amongst the nomadic cannibal tribes in 2929 Productions' adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's thrilling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road. John Hillcoat (The Proposition) directs from a screenplay provided by Joe Penhall. Charlize Theron co-stars in the Dimension Films release.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction
  • Run Time: 110min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 11/25/2009
  • DVD Release Date: 05/25/2010
  • Distributor(s): Dimension Films
  • Director(s): John Hillcoat
  • Starring: Viggo Mortensen , Kodi Smit-McPhee , Robert Duvall , Charlize Theron , Guy Pearce
  • Themes: Post-Apocalypse,Cannibals,Fathers and Sons,Obsessive Quests,Future Barbarians
  • Tone: Deliberate,Ominous,Tense,Grim,Intimate,Somber,Bleak,Gloomy,Disturbing,Downbeat
  • Keywords: post-Holocaust,survivor,cannibal,destruction,devastation,father,inhumanity,son,wasteland
  • Country of Origin: USA (11-25-2009)
  • Language: English

Awards

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cinematography Javier Aguirresarobe Nominated

Toronto International Film Festival

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2009 Toronto International Film Festival Film Presented Nominated