The Road Dance

Released Oct 13, 2023

1 hr. 56 min.

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

An elegantly old-fashioned period drama, The Road Dance is distinguished by striking cinematography and Hermione Corfield's breakout performance.

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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

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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

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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

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Kenneth M

A gripping drama set in the pre WW1 period where young men and women were facing many terrors of war. Entwined in that setting is a poignant story of a lovely young lady, in the prime of life, struck by love then loss. The story was gripping. The theme relates to many social questions today. Not just a chick flick...I am an old man and enjoyed the movie tremendously.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/23

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Ann H

Beautiful film of love and tragedy in a small village in Scotland during the First World War. A must see for anyone who loves period films. Stunning scenery and acting under the direction of Richie Adams.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Audience Member

Very sad but ended very good. Great movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Richie Adams

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Hermione Corfield

Kirsty Macleod

Morven Christie

Mairi Macleod

Mark Gatiss

Doctor Maclean

Will Fletcher

Murdo MacAulay

Ali Fumiko Whitney

Annie Macleod

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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

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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

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

A vividly rendered, if ultimately schematic portrait of feminine resilience.

Oct 12, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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
Screenwriter: Richie Adams
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Sheridan Road Productions, Wind Chill Media Group, Uinta Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.6K

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