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The Road Dance

Play trailer 2:39 Poster for The Road Dance Released Oct 13, 2023 1h 56m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Kirsty Macleod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in the First World War, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it's on this fateful evening that Kirsty's life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.
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An elegantly old-fashioned period drama, The Road Dance is distinguished by striking cinematography and Hermione Corfield's breakout performance.

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Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com We’re left with the pretty scenery and a free-floating sense of inconsequentiality. Rated: 2/4 Oct 13, 2023 Full Review Zachary Barnes Wall Street Journal The result has neither the full force of realism nor the emotional pleasures of melodrama; what it most calls to mind is something seen and half-forgotten on PBS. Oct 12, 2023 Full Review Beatrice Loayza New York Times A standard period drama that arrives at hard truths with a hammy delivery. Oct 12, 2023 Full Review Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com A serendipity of a movie with twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming. Rated: 7/10 Oct 28, 2023 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Essentially a period tearjerker about a woman’s resilience in the face of tragedy, but an evocative, emotionally effective one, anchored by a powerful lead performance by Hermione Corfield. Rated: B- Oct 26, 2023 Full Review Ray Pride Newcity A small beauty, old-fashioned in emotion and technique, a pocket epic shot in the 4:3 Academy ratio of the earliest feature films. The storytelling is old-fashioned, but its raptures dear; the landscapes are timeless. Hopeful, it sweeps, even soars. Rated: 8/10 Oct 16, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marco R Great film, great scenery, great acting, great costumes, a love story with tragedy and turns and twists Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Steve C Reads the synopsis. Guesses the "dramatic and tragic turn". Watches the film. Prediction correct. Reads a few other reviews on RT and notices a mention about a "twist ending". Guesses the twist ending.... well... all too easy to guess :/ Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Ace R Very good movie. It has 2 surprises near the end, and at the end, that you will not expect! I recommend this movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/24 Full Review Lane This movie restored my faith in cinema. This has everything a good story should and I wish there were more out there like it- we loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/11/24 Full Review Audience Member A sad, tragic, yet beautifully told story about a traumatic incident in a small Scottish community. Great cinematography, all the actors had chemistry with eachother so it felt more realistic. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/07/24 Full Review DEANO J This is a beautiful movie in every sense. The cinematography, acting, scenery! A story of love and tragedy that is both emotionally challenging and heart rendering throughout!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Kirsty Macleod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in the First World War, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it's on this fateful evening that Kirsty's life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.
Director
Richie Adams
Producer
Jim Kreutzer, Maryilene Blondell, Steve Shapiro
Screenwriter
Richie Adams
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Sheridan Road Productions, Wind Chill Media Group, Uinta Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.6K
Runtime
1h 56m
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