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The Road Dance Movie is Directed by Richie Adams. The firm Star Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher, Mark Gatiss, Morven Christie, Ali Fumiko Whitney. Running time: 116 minutes. Theatrical release October 13, 2023.
Kirsty Macleod is a young woman who has big and ambitious goals. Raised on a small farm in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she has never wanted to continue the life of her simple farmer, digging potatoes in the field. She and her fiancé, Murdo MacAulay who enjoys books, got a ticket for America and decided to leave the old life behind and start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic. But it is 1916 and Murdo is a soldier in the British Army fighting in the First World War. Military service comes first before a man’s desire to become a cowboy.
The whipping night before the village boys depart for their military exercise, a bona fide road dance is staged, the fiddlers play lively music and the whiskey flows freely. Kirsty begins the evening having fun although following a strange impassioned dance, and ends up in a heap on a hillside covered in blood. Many people who end up being sexually assaulted blackout and do not remember anything that had taken place but a few months down the line, its effects cannot be disregarded by her.
This film successfully transitions from light and playful to dark and serious as the synopsis and story of The Road Dance show. It starts with hope, romance, and the perspective of innocence, but then the audience gets fear, pain, and anger of the most intense kind. As for the details, the movie can be seen to be quite balanced in its pace and has visually stunning visuals that deserve credit to director Richie Adams. However, it is important to admit their successes depend on the cast of the film. Hermione Corfield prefers Kirsty, and she succeeds in demonstrating almost all human feelings from joy, through trauma, to anger, sorrow, and determination. Her acting is perfect and the stress of the show is particularly visible on her face, helping the audience identify with her character. I concur with this assertion since Will Fletcher performs well as Murdo. Although at first he looks rather wooden, which does not do much for his acting ability, his otherwise good-looking face is graceful when he simply and directly looks at the camera, I can easily see his faithful, hopeful, and determined soul. The rest of the cast complements the lead pair and helps in making the village/movie and its relationships believable.
Of course, the plot of the story is rather tense, and although there are some heated scenes, it is done rather sensitively. The absence of bloodborne nudity is not shocking to the viewers, however, seeing families being informed of their losses is heartbreaking. The scene of the sexual assault, which is the main plot of the film is shot in complete darkness so it is nearly impossible to concentrate on any object, the camera captures Kirsty’s frightened facial expressions. This does not mitigate the brutality of the act (the scene disturbed me to the extent that I couldn’t bear watching it) but does not elaborate on the sexual aspect of the assault. They also depict some scenes of suicides and attempted suicides but do not depict blood.
Period movies are a favorite for many viewers, and watching “The Road Dance” will give you two hours of a beautiful experience. The narrative is engaging and, at times, even shocking, as it captures the spirit of hope and coming to terms with the dynamics within the family, as well as the sisterhood. While watching Kirsty’s path I, of course, felt both anger and satisfaction, horror and hope. She truly embodies the words of Scottish poet Robert Louis Stevenson, quoted at the start of the film: “To give up the education which we received and the influences to which we were exposed and become what in our hearts we are dissatisfied with ourselves for not being, is the only worthy aim of living.
The Road Dance Parents Guide Age Rating
Why The Road Dance movie is rated Not Rated? The Road Dance is rated Not Rated by the MPA (Motion Picture Association of America) which means this movie has not been submitted for a rating by the association. The ability to not rate the film may be due to a desire to be free of MPAA ratings, which affects the viewers and ticket sales. Furthermore, the movie plot, though violent and, perhaps, traumatizing, is depicted realistically without graphic illustration of the rape scene in the movie. This approach might have led to the decision not to seek a rating as the filmmakers might not want the audience to have a certain expectation from a given rating.
Violence: There are different kinds of death mentioned such as drowning and cancer. A woman is gang-raped and the scene is so dark that the features cannot be seen but the facial expressions portray the pain and shock of the woman. There are instances of people dying in wars and a brief war scene or shooting where a man is killed. A man blows his head off-camera, and the viewer only hears the shot.
Sexual Content: A man and woman embrace and share a kiss. A fight happens where one man uses his fist to hit another. The specified sexual assault scene, although not descriptive and very dark, is powerful and reveals the woman afterward with her face beaten and her panties soaked with blood.
Profanity: In all, there is almost no vulgar language used in the film.
Alcohol / Drug Use: Adults are seen consuming whiskey at a party, and some of them get drunk. A doctor prescribes medicine to a woman.
