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The Road A Story of Life and Death

The Road A Story of Life and Death

On the oldest Roman road in the capital, filmmaker Marc Isaacs weaves together numerous poignant stories of loss and the search for belonging into a tapestry of the human experience. Keelta a young Irish woman leaves home to build a new life for herself on the road where Billy, the old Irish labourer is struggling to find a meaning to his life. Peggy, a 95 year old Jewish refugee from Vienna and Brigitte, a German born former air hostess, have both suffered bad husbands, whilst Iqbal, an unassuming Indian hotel concierge, awaits the arrival of his wife from Kashmir. A film that forces you to recognise the struggles and preoccupations of its characters as our own.

Release DateOctober 16, 2012
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Road A Story of Life and Death
Runtime1h 15min
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesIreland, United Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBC

Part of

From Lift to The Road: The Films of Marc Isaacs

Includes: Lift, Travellers, Calais: The Last Border, All White in Barking, Men of the City, The Old Man and His Bed, Outsiders, Touched by Murder, Someday My Prince Will Come, Philip and His Seven Wives, Outside the Court, Sisters, Moments of Silence, Notes on Bangladesh, Rainy Days, The Road A Story of Life and Death, Men Who Sleep in Trucks

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