The Road Home
1999 • 89 min • Drama · Romance
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Families · 1 · 68%
- 75 Audience · 236 · 32%
Un fils aimant retourne chez lui pour les funérailles de son père, ce qui pousse sa mère à partager le récit touchant de leur rencontre. Ce drame tendre explore l'amour durable, la mémoire et la beauté des traditions simples dans un village rural chinois.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Aborde les thèmes de la mort et du deuil
- Certaines scènes montrent des rites funéraires traditionnels
What it models well
- L'amour et la dévotion durables
- Le respect des aînés et des traditions
- La force des liens familiaux
- La beauté simple de la vie rurale
Talk about it after
- Comment les différentes générations expriment l'amour et le deuil
- L'importance des souvenirs chers
- La beauté des coutumes et de la communauté traditionnelles
- Ce qui fait durer une relation toute une vie
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Top billed cast
Director: Zhang Yimou • Crew: Shi Bao
Trailers & clips
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Fan reviews
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I’m not sure why this movie has echoes of the Prodigal Son story, but honestly, it’s excellent. I really like that it’s set in a timeless era and conveys a wonderful message. I look forward to the next production. I recommend it.
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