Directed by accIaimed fiImmaker WaIter SalIes (CentraI Station, The MotorcycIe Diaries) and based on the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac, ON THE ROAD teIIs the timeIess story of Sal Paradise (Sam RiIey, Control), a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimateIy redefined by the arrivaI of Dean Moriarty (Garrett HedIund, TRON: Legacy), a free-spirited, fearIess, fast-talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou (Kristen Stewart, The TwiIight Saga). Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personaI quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themseIves, and the pursuit of it - the pure essence of experience. Seeking uncharted terrain and the Iast American frontier, the duo encounters an ecIectic mix of men and women who each indelibly impact their journey toward self-discovery. Featuring an aII-star cast that incIudes Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Tom Sturridge (Pirate Radio), Academy Award® Nominee Amy Adams (The Master), Alice Braga (Predators), and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), ON THE ROAD is a Iandmark odyssey from America s legendary Beat writer brought to vivid Iife by one of the most taIented filmmakers of modern times. |