''The Road to Freedom '' is a 2010 war film and the directorial debut of Brendan Moriarty. The film is inspired by the true-life story of photojournalist Sean Flynn, the son of

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...

, who disappeared with fellow photojournalist

Dana Stone Dana Hazen Stone (April 18, 1939; disappeared April 6, 1970) was an American photojournalist who worked for CBS, United Press International, and Associated Press during the Vietnam War. Biography Stone first traveled to Vietnam in 1965. Befo ...

in Cambodia in 1970. Joshua Fredric Smith portrays Sean and Scott Maguire portrays Dana. The world premiere at the Cannes Film Market was on April 27, 2010. It was released in theaters in the United States on Sep 30th 2011 and was Rated R by the

Motion Picture Association The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distribu ...

. In July 2011, Creative Freedom acquired the United States distribution rights and released the film on September 30, 2011.

Plot

Two photojournalists, Sean ( Joshua Fredric Smith) and Dana (Scott Maguire), brave the jungles to get their story of war-torn Cambodia in 1970 when they are captured by

Khmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge (; ; km, ខ្មែរក្រហម, ; ) is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. ...

guerrillas.

Cast

* Joshua Fredric Smith as Sean *Scott Maguire as Dana * Tom Proctor as Francias *Nhem Sokun as Lim Po *Nhem Sokunthol as General *Kanilen Kang as Mean
Robert Malone
as Lewis

External links

References

* https://www.amazon.com/Road-Freedom-Year-Zero/dp/B01K13RZZ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481312067&sr=8-1&keywords=the+road+to+freedom+year+zero 2010 films American war films Films set in Cambodia Films set in the 1970s Films about the Cambodian genocide Biographical films about photojournalists Biographical films about war correspondents 2010s American films {{war-film-stub