Where the Road Runs Out (2014)
Sometimes you have to get lost to find yourself.
George, a scientist living in Rotterdam is growing wary of the world of academia. The sudden death of an old friend is the incentive he needs to return to his African roots where he takes over a dilapidated field station in the jungle of Equatorial Guinea. There he meets an orphan boy with a sunny disposition who opens George's wary eyes to this colorful place. The boy plays matchmaker between George and the lady who runs the local orphanage and all seems rosy until an old friend of George's shows up out of nowhere to throw their lives into disarray as George discovers there are many obstacles on the road to redemption and a few more where the road runs out.
- Date of release
- 2014-09-26
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Family
- Director
- Rudolf Buitendach
Casting
- Isaach de Bankolé — George
- Juliet Landau — Corina
- Stelio Savante — Martin
- Sizo Motsoko — Jimmy
- Jimmy Castro — Taxi driver
- Shadé Bankolé — Ms. Jensen
- Recaredo Silebo Boturu — Customs officer
- Pocho Guimarães — Father George
- Bongumenzi Gumede — Juan
- Awande Khanyile — Mean Boy #3
- Michael Mbele — Mean Boy #1
- Langa Nkosi — Mean Boy #2
Interesting facts
Where the Road Runs Out is a 2014 South African-Dutch-Equatorial Guinean drama film directed by Rudolf Buitendach and starring Isaach de Bankolé. It is the first feature film to be shot in Equatorial Guinea.
Production
The film was shot in Equatorial Guinea, as well as in Durban and Rotterdam.
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