Goin' Down the Road (1970)

Directed by

Donald Shebib

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young men leave their rural Maritime home for Toronto in search of opportunity and a better life. They struggle to find work and adapt to the city's harsh realities.

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What happens

Goin' Down the Road is a 1970 Canadian drama film directed by Donald Shebib and co-written by Shebib and William Fruet. It tells the story of two young men who decide to leave the Maritimes, where jobs and fulfilling lives are hard to find, for the excitement and perceived riches of Toronto. It stars Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin. Despite the small production budget, the movie is generally regarded as one of the best and most influential Canadian films of all time and has received considerable critical acclaim for its writing, directing and acting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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