Hit the Road
Description
An eccentric family takes a road trip through sun-drenched Iranian landscapes to a mysterious destination in Panah Panahi’s auspicious first feature. Under normal circumstances, this bunch probably would be rooted at home, with its grumpy patriarch uncomfortable in a full-leg cast. But as the mother worries that they are being followed, the eldest brother pensively drives on, rarely stopping even to stretch. Only the irrepressible younger son, a little boy embracing adventure, enjoys the journey, unaware that his big brother is fleeing trouble. Panahi, the son of auteur Jafar Panahi (The Circle, Festival 2001), makes an assured debut with this gorgeously lensed feature.
The son of Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi, Panah Panahi has worked as an editor, assistant director, and consultant on his father’s recent films. He previously made a short, The First Film (2009). Hit the Road (2021), winner of best film awards at the London and Mar del Plata Film Festivals, is his first feature.
Trailer
Film Details
Language Farsi
Year 2021
Premiere Bay Area
Runtime 94
Country Iran
Director Panah Panahi
Producer Panah Panahi, Mastaneh Mohajer
Writer Panah Panahi
Editor Ashkan Mehri, Amir Etminan
Cinematographer Amin Jafari
Music Payman Yazdanian
Cast Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak
Print Source Kino Lorberclemence@kinolorber.com https://www.kinolorber.com/film/hit-the-road
Closed Captions Closed captions are not available for this screening.
Audio Description Audio description is not available for this screening.
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