A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
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sah reviewed The Road (2009)
The Road
The film visually captures the dystopian desolation of the post apocalyptic world. It revolves around a father and son relationship where the father teaches the boy survival skills. The boy serves as reminder of the father's increasingly fragile hold on his humanity. It's an optimistic relationship existing amidst an environment of despair.