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  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 7 m
  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 7 m

Summary A mosaic of asphalt adventures, landscape photography, and some of the craziest shit you’ve ever seen, Dmitrii Kalashnikov’s The Road Movie is a stunning compilation of video footage shot exclusively via the deluge of dashboard cameras that populate Russian roads. The epitome of a you-have- to-see- it-to- believe-it documentary, The Road...

Directed By: Dmitrii Kalashnikov

  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 7 m
  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 7 m

The Road Movie

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary A mosaic of asphalt adventures, landscape photography, and some of the craziest shit you’ve ever seen, Dmitrii Kalashnikov’s The Road Movie is a stunning compilation of video footage shot exclusively via the deluge of dashboard cameras that populate Russian roads. The epitome of a you-have- to-see- it-to- believe-it documentary, The Road...

Directed By: Dmitrii Kalashnikov

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
66
77% Positive
10 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
8% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
66
77% Positive
10 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
8% Negative
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80
Jan 20, 2018
Kalashnikov eschews submerging us in twisted metal and carnage. Instead, The Road Movie is a study of human nature under unusual circumstances, revealing the often stoic and nonchalant nature of the Russian character
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80
Jan 18, 2018
Between the defensive driving and offensive behavior, and vice versa, The Road Movie is a gleeful rubbernecker’s large popcorn’s worth of crazy.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 18, 2018
The effect of watching these viral videos as a "movie" feels genuinely singular – suspending the viewer somewhere between reality and documentary, between the dash-mounted long takes of Abbas Kiarostami's "10" and the combustible vehicular carnage of Michael Bay's "The Island," between cinema and something else.
By John Semley FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 16, 2018
While I really like how Kalashnikov doesn’t inject himself into the footage with chapter titles, narration, or government officials explaining things, it’s difficult not to wonder if a bit more guidance could have helped The Road Movie from risking reductive criticism as a glorified YouTube playlist.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 18, 2018
The camera offers no protection; it only provides a witness. Fortunately for audiences, it’s more pleasurable to witness anarchy than it is to experience it.
By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 21, 2018
The fact that Russians appear to have dash-cams as standard equipment in their four- and two-wheel rides is as foreign and fascinating as anything President Donald Trump could come up with.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
37
Jan 17, 2018
There’s very little to say about The Road Movie. That’s because there’s very little to The Road Movie.
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Production Company Eight and A Half Studio, Light Cone Pictures, Novi Film, Volia Films
Release Date Jan 19, 2018
Duration 1 h 7 m
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Tagline Super objective dashboardcam videos grow into a strong image of the Russian national character, permanently awaiting for a miracle and the habitual approach to real dramas. Everything can happen on the road of... life.
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Awards

FEST New Directors/New Films Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Film and Television Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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