Road to Salina

Road to Salina

Her mind was the most erotic and dangerous part of her body.

Directed by Georges Lautner

Produced by Transinter Films, Fono Roma

197096 min6.2 / 10

A psychologically murky thriller about mistaken identity and family secrets, where a drifter's arrival at an isolated station unravels dark truths beneath a veneer of false recognition.

Jonas, a young drifter, is wandering in a deserted area on the road to Salina, Mexico. He stops at a desolate roadside service station when Mara, the owner, identifies him as her son Rocky, who disappeared four years ago. Feeling sorry for Mara, he decides to stay on and meets Mara's friend Warren and Rocky's sister Billie, but dark facts are to be revealed about the disappearance of Rocky.

Questions people ask

  • Does Road to Salina end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Road to Salina sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Road to Salina scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Road to Salina easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Road to Salina violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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