Bad Roads Explained

Bad Roads
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Director:Nataliia Vorozhbyt
Producer:Dmytro Minzianov, Yurii Minzianov
Starring:Zoya Baranovska
Maryna Klimova
Anna Zhuravska
Ihor Koltovskyy
Andriy Lelyukh
Studio:Kristi Films
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Ukraine
Language:Russian[1]

Bad Roads (Russian: Плохие дороги|Plokhiye dorogi<ref name="plokhiye.dorogi.original_title">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8126172/ Original title: Plokhiye dorogi]. imdb.com. 2020</ref>,) is a Ukrainian-Russian-language Ukrainian drama film directed by Nataliia Vorozhbyt and released in 2020. Its world premiere took place on 3 September 2020 at the 35th Venice International Critics' Week, where it was screened in competition.[2] In September 2021 it was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[3]

Plot

Four short stories are set along the roads of Donbass during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. But in this world, where tomorrow may never come, not everyone is defenseless and miserable. Even the most innocent victims may have their turn at taking charge.[4]

Cast

Film's top cast:[5]

Reception

Bad Roads has an approval rating of 91% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on critics, indicating "generaly favourable reviews".[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://weekend.today/kolonki/bez-kajdashiv-ta-geroyiv-film-pogani-dorogy-pro-vijnu-na-donbasi.htm Без Кайдашів та героїв: фільм «Погані дороги» про війну на Донбасі
  2. Web site: Natalya Vorozhbit • Director of Bad Roads . Cineuropa . 24 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Bad roads de Vorozhbyt representará a Ucrania en los Oscar . Ukrinform . 24 September 2021 . 24 September 2021. es.
  4. Bad Roads. reason8films.com. 2020
  5. https://kcw.com.ua/movie/73 Погані дороги
  6. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_roads
  7. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bad-roads?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c