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Roads

  • 2019
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1K
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Stéphane Bak and Fionn Whitehead in Roads (2019)
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Two lost teenage boys, from Congo and Britain, meet in Morocco and take a road trip in a stolen RV to France, encountering poverty and refugees on the way.Two lost teenage boys, from Congo and Britain, meet in Morocco and take a road trip in a stolen RV to France, encountering poverty and refugees on the way.Two lost teenage boys, from Congo and Britain, meet in Morocco and take a road trip in a stolen RV to France, encountering poverty and refugees on the way.

  • Director
    • Sebastian Schipper
  • Writers
    • Sebastian Schipper
    • Oliver Ziegenbalg
  • Stars
    • Fionn Whitehead
    • Stéphane Bak
    • Ben Chaplin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sebastian Schipper
    • Writers
      • Sebastian Schipper
      • Oliver Ziegenbalg
    • Stars
      • Fionn Whitehead
      • Stéphane Bak
      • Ben Chaplin
    • 12User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Fionn Whitehead
    Fionn Whitehead
    • Gyllen
    Stéphane Bak
    Stéphane Bak
    • William
    Ben Chaplin
    Ben Chaplin
    • Paul
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Luttger
    Marie Burchard
    Marie Burchard
    • Valerie
    Paul Brannigan
    Paul Brannigan
    • Alan
    Amine Aboudrar
    Josep Maria Alejandre
    Josep Maria Alejandre
    • Doorman
    Ricard Balada
    Ricard Balada
    • Erasmus student
    Noé Blancafort
    • Customs police
    Martin Brambach
    Martin Brambach
    David Cole
    Thomas Dannemann
    Thomas Dannemann
    Gabriella de Souza
    Yann Ebongé
    • Congolese man 2
    • (as Yann Ebonge)
    Chris Hasbrook
    Kris Hunter
    Hamza Kadri
    Hamza Kadri
    • Businessman
    • Director
      • Sebastian Schipper
    • Writers
      • Sebastian Schipper
      • Oliver Ziegenbalg
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    6ks-60500

    So pure the heart

    The friendship and encounter of two teens touch my heart. The acting is great and story is not the first class but it bring out something. It reminds me everyone must hv someone in your life that you ever missed and treasure the friendship. It touches my heart in this aspect.
    7svader

    Great Movie

    Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Such a shame that some of the reviewers have no idea of real life for some and struggle to spell.
    10oscarvonseth

    A must see!

    Roads is a brutally honest and poetic road movie about male companionship and human compassion. The two lead actors are intense and authentic, and overall this is an elegantly paced and breathtaking piece of cinema.
    FrenchEddieFelson

    Lost in translation 2. Now in France

    A road trip from Morocco to France with two young men as lost as disillusioned. Gyllen (Fionn Whitehead) seeks to join his father in the south west of France with the camper van of his father-in-law. He will quickly come across William (Stéphane Bak) who is desperately looking for his elder brother who would be in the vicinity of Calais, in the north of France. Together, they will travel more than 2000 km and face the dangers, one by one.

    Not as accomplished as his previous movie Victoria (2015), Sebastian Schipper uses a documentary style to trace a desperate odyssey. After Dunkirk (2017) and The Children Act (2017), Fionn Whitehead is truly an actor of great ability.
    Dev1999

    Beautifully honest.

    Heartfelt, always believable, surprising, and completely well-made. There's at least two scenes that are some of the best of the year, easily. It also has very good pacing and a story that makes it more than just worthwhile. Fionn Whitehead and Stéphane Bak are wonderful. Roads is a film you have to see when you get the chance.

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    • Trivia
      The camper van (or recreational vehicle) used in the film was built by Vixen Motor Company. Only 587 Vixen camper vans were produced from 1986 to 1989, making it one of the rarest camper vans.

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 2019 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • German
      • Lingala
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Yollarda
    • Filming locations
      • Tangier, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Missing Link Films
      • ARD Degeto Film
      • ARTE
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,108
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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