The Road (2009)
Drama
November 25, 2009 – In theaters
The Road is a American post-apocalyptic survival film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
The film received a limited release in North American cinemas from November 25, 2009, and was released in United Kingdom cinemas on January 4, 2010. It received generally positive reviews from critics; the performances of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee garnered praise. It also received numerous nominations, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography.
A man and his young son struggle to survive after a global cataclysm has caused an extinction event. They scavenge for supplies and avoid roaming gangs as they travel on a road to the coast in the hope that it will be warmer.
Years earlier, the man’s wife gives birth to their son shortly after the catastrophe and she gradually loses hope. When the man shoots an intruder using one of three bullets they have saved for their family as a last resort, she accuses him of wasting the bullet deliberately to prevent her suicide. Removing her coat and hat, she walks into the woods, never to be seen again. In the present, after shooting a member of a gang of cannibals who stumbles upon them, the man is left with only one bullet. Later, exploring a mansion, he and the boy discover people locked in the basement, imprisoned as food for their captors. When the armed cannibals return, the man and his son hide.
Director: John Hillcoat
Writers: Joe Penhall, Cormac McCarthy (book)
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Pearce, Robert Duvall, Molly Parker, Michael K. Williams
►Cast:
| Viggo Mortensen | … | Man |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee | … | Boy |
| Robert Duvall | … | Old Man |
| Guy Pearce | … | Veteran |
| Molly Parker | … | Motherly Woman |
| Michael Kenneth Williams | … | Thief |
| 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 |
| Mary Rawson | … | Well Fed Woman #2 |
| Jeremy Ambler | … | Man In Cellar #1 |
| Aaron Bernard | … | Militant |
| Kacey Byrne-Houser | … | Woman In Cellar |
| Jarrod DiGiorgi | … | Well Fed Man |
| Paul Hodge | … | Militant |
| Frederick E. Kowalo | … | Militant |
| Chaz Moneypenny | … | Man In Cellar #2 |
| Wilson Moore | … | Boy running from cannibals |
| Nick Pasqual | … | Militant |
| Paul J. Rosenburg | … | Cannibal |
| Brenna Roth | … | Road Gang Member |
| Mark Tierno | … | Baby Eater |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia