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Road to Paloma

2014 · 91 min

A somber, contemplative ride through grief and vengeance, with quiet tension and a heavy heart.

Directed by
Jason Momoa
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Jason Momoa, Robert Homer Mollohan, Lisa Bonet
Tagline
On the road. On the run.
Overview
While Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is coping with the end of his marriage. An unlikely friendship develops, as they ride together towards the Teton mountain range, where Wolf will spread his mothers ashes.

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Directed by
Jason Momoa
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Jason Momoa, Robert Homer Mollohan, Lisa Bonet
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • justice
  • friendship
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Jason Momoa
Written by
Jonathan Hirschbein, Jason Momoa, Robert Homer Mollohan
Starring
Jason Momoa, Robert Homer Mollohan, Lisa Bonet, Michael Raymond-James, Chris Browning, Timothy V. Murphy, Sarah Shahi, Wes Studi
Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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