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Away We Go

A young inter-racial couple are expecting their first child, and since their current house is in serious need of repair, they decide to explore America to find the ideal place to resettle. They trek from relative to relative, learning a great deal about how not to do things along the way, and in the end learn the most important lesson of all.

99 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language)
Comedy, Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney

Director

Sam Mendes

Screenplay

Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida

Music

Alexi Murdoch

Cinematography

Ellen Kuras

Editing

Sarah Flack

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2009

Produced by

Big Beach Films, Edward Saxon Productions, Neal Street Productions

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Romantic, comedy, drama
Language	Very frequent, extremely strong, includes lots of sexual references
Nudity	None
Sex	A strongly implied scene of cunninglitis is moderate, action is under covers
Violence	Some tense family scenes
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Some moderate profanity
Drug abuse	Social alcohol
Comments	Adult themes that are complex. Strong sexual language makes this movie unsuitable for children below 16.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarZane Henry

Die BurgerLaetitia Pople Die prent is gevul met insig en warm humor

Cape Times it's a behind-the-scenes comedy

International Media

Box Office (USA)Mark Keizer Both endearing and target marketed

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli It blazes no new trails but uses a familiar template to introduce a couple whose problems are as real as the affection they feel for one another, and whose company is more than worth 90 minutes of a viewer's time.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers Don't let anyone spoil the secrets in this delicate dazzler. See it and then start talking. You will.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs I just wish, however, that it all came together in a more engaging fashion. It's all moderately enjoyable, but perhaps I was just 'expecting' (get it?) too much.

Metacritic.com33 critics

RottenTomatoes.com163 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Built on a set of quirks and charms that are as noticeable as they are interchangeable, Away We Go is a sweet but uneven road trip.

Internet (IMDB)12093 Netizens Meet the family...

Average .. 67%

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