Josh:
I feel like I was led to expect something a little more upbeat than this, so maybe I wasn’t quite as prepared for its longeurs as I should have been, but the charismatic cast, especially young Rayan Sarlak, and the unique road movie’s dry humor (eg, Panahi’s modest tribute to 2001) kept me engaged, with occasional moments of genuine wonderment. ⏰⏰⏰⏰
Steph:
Heartbreaking and unsentimental, Hit the Road finds joy in the mundane, and with a gorgeously shot landscape and performances that create tension in an otherwise not-that-eventful film, Rayan Sarlak keeps things from becoming too melancholy, a real challenge for a narrative rooted in such a tragic reality. ⏰⏰⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 