The Road to Patagonia

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The Road to Patagonia

2024

1h 30m

Documentary

Adventure

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary - firstly, a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth. Ecologist Matty Hannon begins an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia. But deep in the wilderness - alone with the wolves and the bears - the journeyer’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather. Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-than-human-world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in Nature.

Phuong Le

Guardian

May 27

3/5

Matty Hannon’s feature debut embraces the possibility of the open road with full-hearted passion.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

05/10/2024

3/5

This film is part of a growing movement for the rights of nature, animal and non-animal.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

05/02/2024

4/5

He has to crack at some point, I thought, suspecting a meltdown or two might have landed on the cutting room floor. However, his resourcefulness and determination soon made my scepticism seem like a waste of time.

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Tom Dawson

Radio Times

Jul 2

4/5

Shot over a 16-year period, this engaging documentary chronicles a genuinely epic journey undertaken by Australian film-maker, ecologist and devoted surfer Matty Hannon.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Jun 26

4/5

The film is a charmer, full of wonder at the world.

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Jaylan Salah

InSession Film

Jun 9

A-

Even as the documentary staggers a little too long, in this case, the runtime is fully forgivable, for this stunning exploration of man, love, and nature is worth the wait.

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Diane B

@BklynWriter Oct 24

What a beautiful and heart-felt documentary, unfolding over several years with two main characters who are curious, creative and frustrated with the world as most of us know it. It’s not just a beautiful travelogue, it’s a dialogue with the soul of what we have become and what we could be.

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Robyn M

06/30/2024

Amazing scenery and beautiful love story and thought provoking subject of our environment.

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The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary - firstly, a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth. Ecologist Matty Hannon begins an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia. But deep in the wilderness - alone with the wolves and the bears - the journeyer’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather. Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-than-human-world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in Nature.

Director: Matty Hannon
Producer: Tye Markey
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 30m