Split Gas

A quiet, bittersweet road trip that balances gentle humor with heavy emotional undercurrents, making you feel the weight of unspoken secrets.

Directed by

Jacques Edeline

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Mary Bogh, Jacques Edeline, Galen Howard

Overview

Jack, an easygoing grad student, posts on a campus bulletin board: 'Driving to San Francisco for Spring Break. Anyone Want a Ride? Split Gas.' The ad is answered by Oliver, a suicidal freshman, who secretly just wants a ride to the cliffs of Big Sur to jump off and kill himself. As they cruise up the Pacific Coast Highway, Jack makes it his mission to break Oliver out of his own head, while both attempt to conceal their ulterior motives for the trip.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, isolation, friendship, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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