Hallow Road

2025 1h 20m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 275

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Synopsis

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Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rosamund Pike
Maddie / Kind Woman (voice)
Matthew Rhys
Frank / Husband (voice)
Megan McDonnell
Alice (voice)
Tadhg Murphy
Police Operator (voice)
Stephen Jones
Male Detective
Paul Tylak
Police Officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Babak Anvari
Writers: William Gillies
Languages: English
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Czech Republic

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Czech Republic.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Babak Anvari, shot by Kit Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Laura Jennings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys and Megan McDonnell carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Babak Anvari directs. Kit Fraser behind the camera. Lorne Balfe scores. Laura Jennings cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Czech Republic. Dialogue in English.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released last year.
3International production across 4 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Czech Republic.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Babak Anvari, shot by Kit Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Laura Jennings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys and Megan McDonnell carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt19403516 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kit Fraser
Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: Laura Jennings
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $220,585
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Hallow Road (2025)

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CinemaSerf2025-05-25
When parents “Maddie” (Rosamund Pike) and husband “Frank” (Matthew Rhys) get a call from their teenage daughter to say she has been in a road accident, they immediately get into their car and head to the quite far distant and remote scene. The rest of the film sees the couple trying to think what is best to do as the paramedic mother tries to help with an immediate problem whilst the father takes a more long-term and sacrificial view in the event of a worst case scenario. Things only get more fraught when another couple encounter “Alice” first and her folks become increasingly concerned that their “help” might only make matters even worse! With only the intensity of their car as the scenario as this all takes place via the telephone, and what I must admit was probably the slowest and/or safest driving to the site of an accident I’ve ever witnessed on film (or anywhere else, for that matter) we are introduced to a couple with demons galore and a somewhat confused sense of the ridiculous and of their own priorities. It’s that very superficiality and flakiness that makes this a bit more potent than your average thriller and at times it has a characterful intensity akin to a late night radio play with limited visuals and audio: just two people and an increasingly effective and frenzied script. Rhys tends to overact a bit but Pike and the gripping pace of the film deliver something that asks what we might do for our kids, but in a much less typical and frankly more pragmatic fashion. It’s only eighty minutes long and that really helps to keep the film focussed and though it isn’t a film you are likely to recall for very long, it does work well enough on a big screen.
janandsteve2026-08-11
This was a boring film, most of it was on the phone in a car, most boring film I've seen I'll rate it 0 out of 10

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