
Release date:November 25, 2009
(limited)
Studio:The Weinstein Company
Director:John Hillcoat
MPAA Rating:R (for some violence, disturbing images and language)
Screenwriters:Joe Penhall, Nick Wechsler
Starring:Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Pearce
Genre:Thriller
Official website:TheRoad-movie.com
Plot Summary:
Based on Cormac McCarthy's beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen leads an all star cast in the big screen adaptation of "The Road" – the epic post apocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee) across a barren landscape that was blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed civilization and most life on earth.