The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic32/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
236 audience votes
Key crew
- Wim WendersDirector
- Bjørn Olaf JohannessenWriter
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James FrancoTomas Eldan
- Rachel McAdamsSara
- Charlotte GainsbourgKate
- Marie-Josée CrozeAnn
- Peter StormareEditor
- Patrick BauchauDad
- Julia Sarah StoneMina
- Lilah FitzgeraldYoung Mina
- Robert NaylorChristopher
- Jack FultonChristopher 5-8 yrs old
- Céline BonnierPolice Officer
- Peter MillerFisherman
Stills
Themes
canadaaccidental deathloss of child