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The Road (2009)
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce
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OFF-SALE: Sun Sep 13, 5:30 PM – RYERSON [Add to Google Calendar] [Add to iCal]
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Synopsis: In this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival, a father (Academy Award® nominee Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit- McPhee) journey across a barren America that was destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. From author Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men) comes the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road, also staring Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce.
Programme: Special Presentations
Language: English
Country: USA
Runtime: 119 minutes
 

 

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 a damn fine film  erikathegreen  Sep 16 2009
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