A young man from the Congo in search of his brother attempts to cross Europe's borders. In Morocco, he teams up with a sharp-witted British runaway who pinched his stepfather's recreational vehicle in order to escape from a family holiday. On their journey, the disparate duo have to make decisions that will also influence the lives of others.
David Keitsch Maren Ade Sebastian Schipper Jonas Dornbach Janine Jackowski Christiane Dressler Kalle Friz Isabel Hund Jean-Christophe Reymond
Caravan, Yollarda, 篷车之旅, Przyjaźń bez granic, Estradas da Vida, 로즈, דרכים
USA
Tribeca Film Festival
Germany6
France
France
Germany
USA
first off i kind of agree that this should’ve been gay but then again portrayals of intimate and close male friendships are very important cause FUCK TOXIC MASCULINITY.
This film and story was so soft and close to my heart, lottie and I laughed A LOT but also got very emotional, and I may or may not have shred a couple tears...
Fionn and Stephan have a great chemistry, are both incredible actors and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for them.
(Also fionn looked so soft at the premiere with his lil earring and blue velvet jacket, I had to Stan.)
But fuck you autograph hunters and 50 year old men trying to get pictures with them as a sort of trophy, cause you were in the way and my baby Fionn couldn’t see us.. but we catched him afterwards (literally catched him).
"I need you to be my friend. That's all I need."
Both at the outset and in the early running, I figured Roads would be a relatively light and charming indie road trip movie with some sociopolitical commentary and, in fairness, it definitely is that but it's also something more. The film is an ode to love between friends that is wrapped in a sneakily effective contemporary immigration tale that moved me far more than I was expecting to be. This is hugely due to Fionn Whitehead (an actor I frankly love at this point) and Stéphane Bak, who have ample chemistry and are a dream pairing, working off of each other well from the moment their characters meet. Their…
i will be forcing all my friends to make hugs last more than 20 seconds because i too am a soft bitch
ended toxic masculinity in male friendships!
side note: fionn is so short it’s adorable
Film Nr.55 im Kinojahr 2019
Ein angenehmer, ruhiger und schöner Film.
Angenehm, weil er das Geschehen mittendrin beleuchtet und nicht von Außenstehenden diskutieren oder bewerten lässt. Die Flüchtlingsthematik ist subtil und unaufdringlich präsent, lässt anderen Dingen aber stets genug Platz zum Atmen.
Ruhig, weil es ein langer, nicht unkomplizierter Roadtrip ist, der von seinen Landschaften, seinen befremdlichen Situationen, ein Stück weit von seiner Trostlosigkeit und seinen Charaktermomemten lebt. Zudem ist der Einsatz von musikalischen Elementen sehr dezent und zurückhaltend, da man viel auf Umgebungsgeräusche setzt.
Schön, weil man bei den Figuren recht schnell vergisst, dass es sich hier im Grunde um eine Zweckgemeinschaft handelt. Freundschaft ist überall möglich, unabhängig von fast jeglichen „Parametern“.
Ein gelungener Beitrag, der ab und an in seinen Dialogen etwas Bedeutungsschwanger wirkt, insgesamt aber sehr stimmig und hochwertig daherkommt.
