The Road

Hillcoat, John, 1961- (film director., Director). Penhall, Joe, (screenwriter., Screenwriter). Wechsler, Nick, (film producer., Producer). Schwartz, Paula Mae, (film producer., Producer). Schwartz, Steve, (film producer., Producer). Mortensen, Viggo, 1958- (actor., Actor). Smit-McPhee, Kodi, (actor., Actor). Duvall, Robert, (actor., Actor). Pearce, Guy, 1967- (actor., Actor). Parker, Molly, 1972- (actor., Actor). Williams, Michael Kenneth, (actor., Actor). Dillahunt, Garret, 1964- (actor., Actor). Theron, Charlize, (actor., Actor). Cave, Nick, 1957- (composer (expression), Composer). Ellis, Warren, 1965- (composer (expression), Composer). McCarthy, Cormac 1933- Road. (Added Author). Dimension Films (1990- ) (Added Author). 2929 Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Nick Wechsler Productions. (Added Author). Chockstone Pictures. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garret Dillahunt, Charlize Theron. (Cast).

Summary: A holocaust has destroyed the world. Civilization lies in ruins. Nothing grows. The Man and his young son, the Boy, struggle across the devastated, post-apocalyptic landscape, pushing their belongings in a shopping cart, hoping to reach the coast. It is almost impossible to find any food. Life on the road is a deadly game of hide, seek, and devour with bloodthirsty bands of roving, starving, survivalist types, many of whom have fallen into cannibalism. The Man carries the curse of remembering the world as it once was, while for the Boy, the world has always been destroyed, any intimation that life was once different is foreign to his existence. Love--of the Man and Boy for each other--is the one testament to a humanity that remains, even in the face of total chaos.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Publisher: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as an American motion picture in 2009. Based on the book by Cormac McCarthy.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Optional audio feature commentary with director John Hillcoat [also with optional subtitles]; Deleted and extended scenes (7 min.); The making of 'The Road' [featurette] (14 min.); Theatrical trailers (5 min.); Previews (12 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; film editor, Jon Gregory ; music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis ; costume designer, Margot Wilson.
Participant or Performer Note:	Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garret Dillahunt, Charlize Theron.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R for some violence, disturbing images, and language.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Language Note:	In English ; optional English subtitles ; optional English SDH for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards Note:	Official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival, 2009 and the Venice International Film Festival, 2009