Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/26/07 Home Video 04/08/08 MPAA Rating Rated R for language and some disturbing images Running Time 1 hour 42 minutes Genre Drama, Suspense Director Terry George Writer John Burnham Schwartz, Terry George Cast Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning Studio Focus Features |
RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
SYNOPSIS
Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the
same name by John Burnham Schwartz, this is the
compelling new dramatic thriller from two-time
Academy Award-nominated writer/director Terry
George (“Hotel Rwanda”). A tale of anger, revenge,
and great courage, the film follows two fathers as
their families and lives converge. On a warm
September evening, college professor Ethan
Learner (two-time Academy Award nominee
Joaquin Phoenix), his wife Grace (Academy Award
winner Jennifer Connelly), and their daughter
Emma (Elle Fanning) are attending a recital. Their
10-year-old son Josh (Sean Curley) is playing cello
– beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up
to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On
the way home, they all stop at a gas station on
Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he
is taken from them forever. On a warm September
evening, law associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo)
and his 11-year-old son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) are
attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the
Red Sox, is playing – and, hopefully, heading for the
World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with
Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas’
mother Ruth Wheldon (Academy Award winner
Mira Sorvino), Dwight heads towards his fateful
Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the
same name by John Burnham Schwartz, this is the
compelling new dramatic thriller from two-time
Academy Award-nominated writer/director Terry
George (“Hotel Rwanda”). A tale of anger, revenge,
and great courage, the film follows two fathers as
their families and lives converge. On a warm
September evening, college professor Ethan
Learner (two-time Academy Award nominee
Joaquin Phoenix), his wife Grace (Academy Award
winner Jennifer Connelly), and their daughter
Emma (Elle Fanning) are attending a recital. Their
10-year-old son Josh (Sean Curley) is playing cello
– beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up
to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On
the way home, they all stop at a gas station on
Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he
is taken from them forever. On a warm September
evening, law associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo)
and his 11-year-old son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) are
attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the
Red Sox, is playing – and, hopefully, heading for the
World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with
Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas’
mother Ruth Wheldon (Academy Award winner
Mira Sorvino), Dwight heads towards his fateful
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encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan
– the only witness – is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an
investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and
Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives. -- ©
Focus Features
– the only witness – is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an
investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and
Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives. -- ©
Focus Features