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The Road (2009): Film vs Book
Film · 2009 · Directed by John Hillcoat · Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee
About the film
A father and son walk through a ruined land.
How close is it to the book?
Very close to the bookSparse, ashen and faithful, it follows the book's journey and mood closely.
Read or watch first?
The prose of the novel is part of its power.
What the book gives you
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
A deeply moving story about love between a father and son, told in beautiful, spare prose. It reminds you how much a small act of care can mean.
Who will like it: Readers who love spare, beautiful prose and a profoundly moving story of a parent's love.