Road

Year: 1987

Runtime: 63 mins

Language: English

Director: Alan Clarke

Drama

The film surveys the lives of residents along a rundown Manchester road, each feeling trapped by routine. A young man isolates himself from everyone, while an older woman seeks excitement by flirting with a soldier on leave. Meanwhile, two men coax two girls into an empty house, exposing hidden desires.

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