# Red Road (2006)

> A Glasgow CCTV operator turns surveillance into a dangerous path toward confronting the man bound to her buried trauma.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6664

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Andrea Arnold
- Cast: Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Natalie Press, Paul Higgins, John Comerford, Andrew Armour, Carolyn Calder
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471030/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, eerie, claustrophobic, late night viewing, arthouse thriller night

## Synopsis

A haunting confrontation with the past unfolds in the gritty backdrop of Glasgow's Red Road estate.

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