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The Road Within

The Road Within

On the road. But a little bit off.

20146.91h 40m

Overview

A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.

Directed by Gren Wells
Written by Gren Wells, Florian David Fitz
Produced by Bradley Gallo, Brent Emery
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Top Cast

Robert Sheehan

Robert Sheehan

Vincent

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Alex

Zoë Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz

Marie

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Robert

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Dr. Mia Rose

Ali Hillis

Ali Hillis

Monica

Jim Calvert

Jim Calvert

Priest

L

Louisa Kendrick

Nurse

Ross Gallo

Ross Gallo

Therapist

Cooper Roth

Cooper Roth

Boy 1

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshiproad triptourette syndromewoman directorcremation

About The Road Within

The Road Within is a comedy, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of parent child relationship, road trip, tourette syndrome, woman director, cremation. Directed by Gren Wells, it stars Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel, Zoë Kravitz. A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.

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