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Down The Road Again

Down The Road Again (2011)

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In 1970, Joey and Pete left Nova Scotia to try life in the big city in the Canadian Classic Goin' Down the Road. Now, some forty years later, Joey has died, and Pete must fulfill his last wish: to take his ashes back to Cape Breton Island, as well as a few other tasks along the way. Armed with a… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Donald Shebib
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
Union Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Greg Quill, Toronto Star

    It's a worthy companion piece to its raw and jagged partner, maybe a bit old-fashioned, maybe a bit too sweet, but imbued with wisdom, heart and good intentions.

  • Liz Braun, Jam! Movies

    Shebib, who would probably be the first to admit that Goin' Down the Road is a hard act to follow, tells the story in Down the Road Again with energy and humour and he gets terrific performances from his cast.

  • Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto

    Returning to the characters he created in 1970, Shebib has made a wheezy, flat and unnecessary follow-up that tries in the clumsiest way imaginable to slap a happy ending on the first film's downbeat story.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Daniel P


    The sequel to Don Shebib's Canadian landmark, Goin' Down the Road... thirty years later! Such an audacious project that I had to watch it, and I'm glad I did. As with the original, you don't quite get behind the characters right away, but about a third of the way… More

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