# Scenic Route (2013)

> Two estranged lifelong friends stranded in the desert turn a survival ordeal into a savage reckoning over ambition, failure, and betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/103596

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz
- Cast: Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Miracle Laurie, Christie Burson, Peter Michael Goetz, Jamie Donovan, Ethan Maher
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2012011/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, tense, confrontational, late night thriller viewing, independent film night

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