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Road to Nowhere (2010)

Road to Nowhere poster
Directed by
Monte Hellman
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker makes a movie based on a real-life crime. He gets involved with the actress playing the lead role and they become entangled in a dangerous situation.

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What happens

Road to Nowhere is a 2010 American romance thriller film directed by Monte Hellman, written by Steven Gaydos, and starring Cliff De Young, Waylon Payne, Shannyn Sossamon, Tygh Runyan, and Dominique Swain. It was Hellman's first feature film in 21 years, as well as his final feature film before his death in April 2021. Road to Nowhere was shot in western North Carolina from July to August 2009, before moving to Europe. The film premiered on September 10, 2010, at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Lion, but won Jury Award Special Lion for Career Achievement. The film was given a limited release in New York on June 10, 2011, and in Los Angeles on June 17, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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