Hit the Road

Name: Hit the Road
Genre: Drama
Released: April 22, 2022
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 91
Cast: Amin Simiar, Hasan Majuni, Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: April 22, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Amin Simiar, Hasan Majuni, Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak

Summary: A family of four – two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old – drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog.

Director: Panah Panahi

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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The Observer (UK) Mark Kermode

Aug 1, 2022

It’s that blend of heartbreak and joy, profundity and absurdity that is the key to this enchanting movie’s magical spell. Read full review

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A.O. Scott

Apr 21, 2022

What makes Hit the Road so memorable and devastating is the way it explores normal life under duress. Read full review

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David Fear

May 2, 2022

Once you’ve seen this deft blend of genres and tones, all of the inspired laughter and the lumping of throats, you see exactly how Hit the Road fits all of its elements together with remarkable seamlessness. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Aug 31, 2021

You can feel Panahi drifting away from his director forefathers, including his own father, testing out new ideas and methods to see if they suit him, trying to find a different way to express himself. Like the older son in Hit the Road, he’s bravely venturing off into unknown territory for his first movie — although he also keeps one foot firmly planted in the past, creating the kind of quiet miracles Iranian cinema is known for. Read full review

Tara Bennett

Apr 29, 2022

Hit the Road is a quietly powerful yet very funny film about the sacrifices we make for family. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 11, 2022

Panahi spins all this into a road comedy with a bittersweet aftertaste, letting us laugh out loud at the travel companion from Hell — or at least “The Ransom of Red Chief” — while wistfully reminding us of loss and leave-takings, the helpless desperation of running afoul of an authoritarian state, the very foundations of heartbreak. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Oct 4, 2021

For too much of its running time, Panah Panahi’s film is untethered from any kind of captivating narrative purpose. Read full review

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Angel_Sigh

Dec 8, 2022

One of the most wonderful films I've seen in the last decade. Subtle as a snowflake landing on your nose, yet with an undercurrent of sadness and regret that can pierce you as suddenly and deeply as a needle, littered with moments of absurdity and graced with a handful of mesmerisinglyOne of the most wonderful films I've seen in the last decade. Subtle as a snowflake landing on your nose, yet with an undercurrent of sadness and regret that can pierce you as suddenly and deeply as a needle, littered with moments of absurdity and graced with a handful of mesmerisingly strange and beautiful scenes that will linger in your memory for years after you've forgotten everything else. It is gorgeous, and dances on the razor's edge between a number of genres without ever feeling constrained by any one in particular. Every single performance is brilliant; huge, unspoken feelings thrum under the surface of each line. It is huge, and about everything, but simultaneously it's a small film about nothing in particular. It is funny all the way through, heartbreakingly sad all the way through. Ah...just go watch it.… Expand

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DawdlingPoet

Oct 23, 2022

This film is quite touching and poignant but only really towards the end - I wasn't overly bothered about it for the most part before then. It depicts a day in the life of a family on a road trip, with their domestic issues and arguments. The young boy was relatively amusing (his energeticThis film is quite touching and poignant but only really towards the end - I wasn't overly bothered about it for the most part before then. It depicts a day in the life of a family on a road trip, with their domestic issues and arguments. The young boy was relatively amusing (his energetic enthusiasm at times is certainly somewhat infectious), with some witty dialogue, drawing on the car windows and such like. The scene I really liked showed him cuddling up to his father in a warm jacket/top on the ground, with hail stones landing nearby.… Expand

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