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The Road (2001)

The Road poster
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

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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