The Road (2001)

Original title

Jol

Directed by

Darezhan Omirbaev

Genre

drama film

Country

Kazakhstan

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man travels through Kazakhstan on a journey that forces him to confront his past and his present. The film follows his sparse interactions and the quiet landscapes he moves through.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakreflectiveunderstatedcontemplativeminimalistlonely

What happens

The Road (Kazakh: Jol) is a 2001 Kazakhstani drama film directed by Darezhan Omirbaev. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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