The Long Walk

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The Long Walk

Released Feb 18, 2022

1h 56m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Cheryl Eddy

io9.com

Ghosts and time travel blend seamlessly in Laotian director Mattie Do's new genre-bending film.

Sep 14, 2022

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Logan D

Accompanied by a spirit whose death he witnessed, an old man walks the roads from his home to the village. Once he learns the spirit can transport him back in time he decides to alter his past. I'm not sure I've ever viewed a film from Laos before. The story is bleak and hits the viewer emotionally. It is a slowly paced film but I was never bored. Very intelligent, elegant, and simple.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Greg H

I watched this movie a week ago and can't get it out of my head. I don't fully understand it all. But, I know I love it. Definitely one that will take multiple viewings. Which I'm definitely up for. Wish there were more like it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Audience Member

A haunting movie that has to be watched more than once to fully understand and appreciate.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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brad p

The Long Walk is an epic experience that, despite taking place in the same bit of land, spans decades of pain and rage. It's a film that digs into your heart and chokes you with tears. It's a masterpiece in genre filmmaking.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Ellie R

Simple and complicated, dark and beautiful. I was mesmerized from start to finish. Imagine how much richer the film industry would be if we found actual talent like this in the world and enriched it (diverting funds from 50+ million dollar American atrocities). This competes with some of the best films I've seen in the last 5 years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/30/22

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ard v

The Long Walk is a sensitive and intelligent film about a time-travelling serial killer who talks with ghosts, set in the near-future. Try and top that.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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.

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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