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The Road Dance

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.

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Richie Adams

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$22,872

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Awards

3 wins total

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Of course, and I'll tell Kirsty
that you called on her. Thank you. - The Road Dance

Of course, and I'll tell Kirsty that you called on her....

Come on.
Take your time, we'll help. - The Road Dance

Come on. Take your time, we'll help.

Listen to me. Listen. I know it hurts. - The Road Dance

Listen to me. Listen. I know it hurts.

(Cries in agony) - The Road Dance

(Cries in agony)

Breathe and push. That's it. - The Road Dance

Breathe and push. That's it.

- (Cries continue)
- Annie, hold your sister up. That's it. - The Road Dance

- (Cries continue) - Annie, hold your sister up. That's...

(Panting) - The Road Dance

- Ah...!
- (Baby cries) - The Road Dance

- Ah...! - (Baby cries)

- It's a boy.
- (Kirsty crying) - The Road Dance

- It's a boy. - (Kirsty crying)

If you hold him, he will smell you - The Road Dance

If you hold him, he will smell you

I just want to look at him, please.
Please. - The Road Dance

I just want to look at him, please. Please.

(Baby crying) - The Road Dance

You leave this house with a baby,
people will think you're a whore. - The Road Dance

You leave this house with a baby, people will think you'...

It doesn't matter.
Do you think Old Peggy will care? - The Road Dance

It doesn't matter. Do you think Old Peggy will care?

If you claim this child as your own,
your life as you know it, is over. - The Road Dance

If you claim this child as your own, your life as you know i...

- Kirsty, you need to get some rest.
- You can't take him from me, Ma. - The Road Dance

- Kirsty, you need to get some rest. - You can't take h...

- Please... please.
- My baby! My baby! - The Road Dance

- Please... please. - My baby! My baby!

Look at me. You need to rest! OK?
Ma will take care of him. I promise. - The Road Dance

Look at me. You need to rest! OK? Ma will take care of him. ...

Holding him here and feeling his warmth,
my heart already loves him. - The Road Dance

Holding him here and feeling his warmth, my heart already lo...

But it's best for everyone
that we get him out of this village. - The Road Dance

But it's best for everyone that we get him out of this ...

For Kirsty's sake and for his. - The Road Dance

For Kirsty's sake and for his.

(Waves crashing) - The Road Dance

(Waves crashing)

(Quiet dramatic music) - The Road Dance

(Quiet dramatic music)

(Baby crying) - The Road Dance

My sweet baby, Baby.
I'll take you to the doctor. - The Road Dance

My sweet baby, Baby. I'll take you to the doctor.

(Rumble of thunder) - The Road Dance

(Rumble of thunder)

(Rumble of thunder) - The Road Dance

(Rumble of thunder)

Kirsty, don't!
Please, don't! I know you're sad but... - The Road Dance

Kirsty, don't! Please, don't! I know you're s...

- (Muffled rumble)
- (Loud splash) - The Road Dance

- (Muffled rumble) - (Loud splash)

(Dramatic music) - The Road Dance

(Dramatic music)

(Anguished cry) - The Road Dance

(Anguished cry)

(Birds chirping) - The Road Dance

(Birds chirping)

I must have been possessed
by the devil last night - The Road Dance

I must have been possessed by the devil last night

Now he's gone and Kirsty's spirit
is broken. No, I'll not run. - The Road Dance

Now he's gone and Kirsty's spirit is broken. No, I...

We'll submit ourselves to the Lord,
beg for his forgiveness. - The Road Dance

We'll submit ourselves to the Lord, beg for his forgive...

(Knocking) - The Road Dance

(Deep sigh) - The Road Dance

Skipper found a newborn this morning,
floating near his place. - The Road Dance

Skipper found a newborn this morning, floating near his plac...

Old Peg came to see me
the day after the road dance. - The Road Dance

Old Peg came to see me the day after the road dance.

I kept her that night so I could look after
her stitches in the morning. - The Road Dance

I kept her that night so I could look after her stitches in ...

A baby was found this morning,
floating in the bay. Dead. - The Road Dance

A baby was found this morning, floating in the bay. Dead.

Mairi, if I could just have a look at
Kirsty. The constable could wait out here. - The Road Dance

Mairi, if I could just have a look at Kirsty. The constable ...

I'm not here to hurt you.
Everything's going to be all right. - The Road Dance

I'm not here to hurt you. Everything's going to be...

Now, the constable is here. - The Road Dance

Now, the constable is here.

They found a baby
near Skipper's place, a boy. - The Road Dance

They found a baby near Skipper's place, a boy.

You were in that damn house.
Something wasn't right. - The Road Dance

You were in that damn house. Something wasn't right.

And no of fence,
but I will be getting that second opinion. - The Road Dance

And no of fence, but I will be getting that second opinion.

(Bell chimes) - The Road Dance

Mairi, it's done...
Dr Connolly. - The Road Dance

Mairi, it's done... Dr Connolly.

In the Psalms,
we sing of the death of the Saints - The Road Dance

In the Psalms, we sing of the death of the Saints

The pity should be
for those who remain. - The Road Dance

The pity should be for those who remain.

- I killed him.
- No, you didn't. - The Road Dance

- I killed him. - No, you didn't.

- Why couldn't I have died too?
- No, Kirsty. No. - The Road Dance

- Why couldn't I have died too? - No, Kirsty. No.

Dr Connolly, thank you for coming.
I need to be done with the matter. - The Road Dance

Dr Connolly, thank you for coming. I need to be done with th...

And I'm sorry for your inconvenience,
but now you are here. - The Road Dance

And I'm sorry for your inconvenience, but now you are h...

Pregnancy is a condition
not easily misdiagnosed. - The Road Dance

Pregnancy is a condition not easily misdiagnosed.

Given the circumstances, I've asked him
for a second opinion regarding Kirsty. - The Road Dance

Given the circumstances, I've asked him for a second op...

So you want another man
to look at my daughter - The Road Dance

So you want another man to look at my daughter

Right. Kirsty, is it? - The Road Dance

Right. Kirsty, is it?

Just you do as I say
and this will be over in no time. - The Road Dance

Just you do as I say and this will be over in no time.

This might be a little uncomfortable
but you'll be fine. - The Road Dance

This might be a little uncomfortable but you'll be fine...

Right, Mrs Macleod.
Your constable wants a second opinion. - The Road Dance

Right, Mrs Macleod. Your constable wants a second opinion.

- Let me...
- Oh. Thank you. - The Road Dance

- Let me... - Oh. Thank you.

That girl has never been with a man, - The Road Dance

That girl has never been with a man,

- Dr Connolly...
- Enough. Let that be the end of it. - The Road Dance

- Dr Connolly... - Enough. Let that be the end of it.

You could, but suppose that baby's
not from this village. It was a big storm. - The Road Dance

You could, but suppose that baby's not from this villag...

That child could have been carried
a number of ways to our bay. - The Road Dance

That child could have been carried a number of ways to our b...

Since the night of the road dance,
when Murdo brought me to you... - The Road Dance

Since the night of the road dance, when Murdo brought me to ...

I've tortured myself, thinking about
the baby growing inside me, - The Road Dance

I've tortured myself, thinking about the baby growing i...

And the baby, - The Road Dance

Kirsty, what you did...
you weren't in your right mind. - The Road Dance

Kirsty, what you did... you weren't in your right mind.

Aye, I've done things wrong
and done things I wished I hadn't. - The Road Dance

Aye, I've done things wrong and done things I wished I ...

I'm just saying,
you learn from your wrongs - The Road Dance

I'm just saying, you learn from your wrongs

Even if it means ourselves,
and move on. - The Road Dance

Even if it means ourselves, and move on.

(Dramatic music builds) - The Road Dance

(Dramatic music builds)

Kirsty... didn't expect to see you here. - The Road Dance

Kirsty... didn't expect to see you here.

(Gunshot) - The Road Dance

(Dramatic music continues) - The Road Dance

(Dramatic music continues)

You need to come now.
Please, now! - The Road Dance

You need to come now. Please, now!

- (Panting)
- (Door slams) - The Road Dance

- (Panting) - (Door slams)

- It was the doctor!
- What? What are you saying? - The Road Dance

- It was the doctor! - What? What are you saying?

When he came here to examine me,
he whispered to me and I smelt him. - The Road Dance

When he came here to examine me, he whispered to me and I sm...

Now why? Why would he do that? - The Road Dance

Now why? Why would he do that?

It gets me to thinking last time
I was here and made to wait outside, - The Road Dance

It gets me to thinking last time I was here and made to wait...

- You tell me that's not the truth...
- Kirsty's done nothing wrong. It was him. - The Road Dance

- You tell me that's not the truth... - Kirsty's d...

(Woman) I always wondered
why a doctor like that - The Road Dance

(Woman) I always wondered why a doctor like that

(Emotive music) - The Road Dance

(Emotive music)

Kirsty, can I have a word?
Annie can finish. - The Road Dance

Kirsty, can I have a word? Annie can finish.

(Deep sigh) - The Road Dance

Always the one asking the questions,
always wanting to know more, to see more... - The Road Dance

Always the one asking the questions, always wanting to know ...

The Road Dance poster

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A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.

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Director: Richie Adams

Writer: Richie Adams, John MacKay

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 54/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $22,872

Released: 13 Oct 2023

Awards: 3 wins total

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