Old Joy

★★★★★

2006 · 1 h 16 min

Directed by Kelly Reichardt

Drama

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Cast

Daniel London Will Oldham Tanya Smith

Credits

Written by: Jonathan Raymond

Plot

Two old friends take a camping trip in the Oregon forest and find that their lives have drifted apart.

Sinekatalog’s take

Kelly Reichardt's gentle road film has two old friends camping in the Oregon woods and discovering how they have drifted. Quiet, melancholic and observant, it is a small, perfectly pitched drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (10,197 votes)
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