HIT THE ROAD
2021 - 93 MINUTES - IRAN - 1.85:1 - 5.1 -IN FARSI WITH ENGLISH AND FRENCH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY PANAH PANAHI
A chaotic, tender family is on a road trip across a rugged landscape, but to where? In the back seat, Dad has a broken leg, but is it really broken? Mom tries to laugh when she’s not holding back tears. The kid keeps exploding into choreographed car karaoke. All of them are fussing over the sick dog and getting on each others’ nerves.
Only the mysterious older brother is quiet.
“What emerges is a sidelong glance at the sometimes paradoxical state (I use the term both politically and psychologically) that is modern Iran. Panahi illustrates the dynamics of parenting, spoils us with glorious natural scenery, and provides an extended shout-out to one of my favourite films, 2001: A Space Odyssey. What’s not to love?” - National Post
“A most unusual and fulfilling experience” - What She Said