Ramin Bahrani

Birçok insana göre Roger Ebert, Amerika'nın en etkili sinema eleştirmenlerinidir. Dünyanın da en tanınmış sinema yazarlarından biri olan Ebert, 4 Nisan 2013 tarihinde, uzun zamandır savaştığı kansere yenik düşüp hayata veda etti. Chicago Sun-Times'da sürdürdüğü 45 yıllık yazarlık ve televizyonda Gene Siskel ile yürüttüğü programcılık kariyerlerininin yanı sıra Pulitzer Ödülü sahibi de olan Ebert, 2011 yılında otobiyografisi 'Life Itself'i yayınlamıştı. Yönetmen Steve James bu kitaptan uyarladığı filminde ünlü eleştirmenin hayatı ve kariyerini beyazperdeye aktarıyor.

Merging world-class music with intimate conversations in the awe-inspiring Italian countryside, The Journey is an exploration of the moments that define us, the songs that inspire us, and the relationships that connect us to what matters.

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his interlocutors seemingly simple questions, such as “Who are you?” and “What do you want?”.

Kaveh, a young man from America, walks the roads of southern Iran searching for Dehdari, his recently deceased and estranged father's childhood home. He happens upon Abdul Reza, a thirty-year-old truck driver plagued by financial hardships and family responsibilities, who is fixing his truck by the side of the road. Kaveh hires Abdul as his guide, and together these two strangers embark on a three-day journey that leads them from a tiny village to an ancient graveyard and in search of a murderer. A journey of conflicts and juxtapositions that forces Kaveh deeper into the past, towards peace and forgiveness.

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.