Hit the Road (2021)

Original title

جاده خاکی

Directed by

Panah Panahi

Genre

drama film, road movie

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 151 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Iranian family takes a road trip toward the border. They plan to smuggle their adult son out of the country.

road tripbittersweetfamily tensionwarmmelancholicslow-pacedquietly urgentemotionally restrained

What happens

Hit the Road (Persian: جاده خاکی, romanized: Jadde Khaki, lit. 'Dirt Road') is a 2021 Iranian road comedy-drama film written and directed by Panah Panahi in his feature debut. It depicts an Iranian family driving to the Azerbaijani border to smuggle their young adult son out of the country. It premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and won top prizes at the BFI London Film Festival and the Singapore International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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