A teenage girl, Nola, lives a nomadic life on the open road, in a van, with with her father. They travel across the South West in the van, enjoying their independence and somehow making ends meet. Their van life is disrupted by a sudden tragedy, forcing Nola and the van to forge a new path. We follow her journey, the people she encounters and what she learns about her past, her parents and the van, which gets a new stripe.
The film centers on resilience, the nomadic lifestyle, family and the freedom of the open road (and the van).
Nola faces challenges and experiences personal growth, but it's not really a true coming of age story. It's more about personal connections, old and new, a sense of belonging, and the discovery of how things came to be.
"The Short History of the Long Road" is a quiet and beautiful van movie, soaked in that blue-green tint that is popular today, contrasted with warmer hues of desert landscape. There's also plenty of bokeh and lens flare, naturally.
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