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The Long Walk

Play trailer 1:41 Poster for The Long Walk Released Feb 18, 2022 1h 56m Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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An old man walks the dusty roads between his isolated farm and the nearby rural village in the company of a silent spirit whose death he witnessed fifty years earlier. For decades, the old man's regret over losing his mother to tuberculosis has bred a pathological need to ease the suffering of the terminally ill, and over the years, he has quietly euthanized several sick women. As he realizes that his spectral companion is able to transport him back in time, the old man trespasses into his own past to set in motion a plan to convince his younger self to preempt his mother's terminal suffering.
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The Long Walk may require patience from some viewers, but they'll be rewarded with a thoughtful and alluringly atmospheric ghost story.

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Wendy Ide Screen International The juxtaposition of the banal and the supernatural may draw comparisons with the work of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, but perhaps a better reference would be the heady oddness of Mati Diop’s Atlantics. Dec 20, 2022 Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Do was marked as a filmmaker to watch. Her third effort shows maturation and improvement that supports that claim. Her unique voice and heady themes won't appeal to everyone, however. Rated: 3/5 Dec 20, 2022 Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News A spellbinding tale that clings to you long after the film is over. Rated: 3/4 Mar 17, 2022 Full Review Julian Singleton Cinapse The film does manage its fair share of surprises for those who are willing to stick it out through the ponderous and cryptic narrative; Do’s film builds to an emotional explosion with fifty-year-spanning fuse. Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Katelyn Nelson Daily Grindhouse Watching the pieces of The Long Walk fall into place is a gut-wrenching experience with the kind of emotional punch that leaves you dazed. It is at once an endlessly bleak and hopeful journey through one man's efforts to heal damage done to him Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Both of these characters are moral mentors who help draw out our deepest feelings and beliefs about moral education, nonviolence, church, prejudice, empathy, conscience, and commitment. Dec 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Amy H Book was great. Not a fan of the movie. Too extreme violence…we know characters are shot but c’mon… Characters not well developed…could have used more flashbacks to become invested or understand backgrounds better. I felt traumatized and hid my eyes constantly to avoid extreme violent images. Also HORRIFIED to see a young child walking out with their so called “parent figure”! What’s wrong with people. Terrible movie-terrible adaptation. Sorry I went. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 Full Review Dee S Not a huge fan of foreign subtitles but gave it a shot nevertheless. The sub titles were up and down so fast times and I could not always finish and I'm not a slow reader. It took a while for me to understand basic plot/storyline and even then it was hard to follow at times. At near 2 hours long, the movie was too long. It could go either way: it is not a must watch; watch at your own risk. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/21/25 Full Review Holly W Terrible, boring. Save yourself & hard pass. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/25 Full Review Audience Member Terrible movie, never watch this absolute sh*t show of a movie. It is terrible. Waste of life movie Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/25 Full Review Mark D. Beautiful dialogue, amazing acting. What a film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review Wolfgang B This movie was unbelievably bad. Had zero stakes, terrible writing, way too little world building, terrible character development. This is actually one of the most disappointing movies I have ever seen. Terribly fake accents, mediocre acting. My god what a waste of 2 hours. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An old man walks the dusty roads between his isolated farm and the nearby rural village in the company of a silent spirit whose death he witnessed fifty years earlier. For decades, the old man's regret over losing his mother to tuberculosis has bred a pathological need to ease the suffering of the terminally ill, and over the years, he has quietly euthanized several sick women. As he realizes that his spectral companion is able to transport him back in time, the old man trespasses into his own past to set in motion a plan to convince his younger self to preempt his mother's terminal suffering.
Director
Mattie Do
Producer
Justin Deimen, Mattie Do, Christopher Larsen, Annick Mahnert, Abhi Rastogi, Douangmany Soliphanh
Screenwriter
Christopher Larsen
Distributor
Yellow Veil Pictures
Production Co
Lotus Production, Aurora Media Holdings, Screen Division, Lao Art Media, 108 Media
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Lao
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2022
Runtime
1h 56m
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