The Long Walk

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The Long Walk

2022

1h 56m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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An old man walks the dusty roads between his isolated farm and the nearby rural village in the company of a silent spirit whose death he witnessed fifty years earlier. For decades, the old man's regret over losing his mother to tuberculosis has bred a pathological need to ease the suffering of the terminally ill, and over the years, he has quietly euthanized several sick women. As he realizes that his spectral companion is able to transport him back in time, the old man trespasses into his own past to set in motion a plan to convince his younger self to preempt his mother's terminal suffering.

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Critics Consensus

The Long Walk may require patience from some viewers, but they'll be rewarded with a thoughtful and alluringly atmospheric ghost story.

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

Dec 20, 2022

The juxtaposition of the banal and the supernatural may draw comparisons with the work of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, but perhaps a better reference would be the heady oddness of Mati Diop’s Atlantics.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Dec 20, 2022

3/5

Do was marked as a filmmaker to watch. Her third effort shows maturation and improvement that supports that claim. Her unique voice and heady themes won't appeal to everyone, however.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Mar 17, 2022

3/4

A spellbinding tale that clings to you long after the film is over.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 12, 2025

The film does manage its fair share of surprises for those who are willing to stick it out through the ponderous and cryptic narrative; Do’s film builds to an emotional explosion with fifty-year-spanning fuse.

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Katelyn Nelson

Daily Grindhouse

Jul 14, 2024

Watching the pieces of The Long Walk fall into place is a gut-wrenching experience with the kind of emotional punch that leaves you dazed. It is at once an endlessly bleak and hopeful journey through one man's efforts to heal damage done to him

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Dec 20, 2022

Both of these characters are moral mentors who help draw out our deepest feelings and beliefs about moral education, nonviolence, church, prejudice, empathy, conscience, and commitment.

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Bewbz T

@RT91142973 6 days ago

The premise is there, and it starts off strong, then seems to drag along to a predictable,well worn storyline. Nothing new here.

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Shelley D

@ShalzELass Dec 22, 2025

Gold Medal goes to The Long Walk, Having read the Story half alife time ago, I got the rare pleasure of emersing myself in this Horrific, Beautiful Film.

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Sheri E

@RT92965153 Oct 12, 2025

I found it to be soulful and riveting. I know it's in the horror genre because the premise of the move is horrifying. Yes it is violent however, it just wouldn't work if it wasn't. The acting is impressive and sucked me right in. I won't forget this movie. Steven King has a heart. For me it was a really good movie. I am glad I saw it.

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Amy H

@RT44417044 Sep 24, 2025

Book was great. Not a fan of the movie. Too extreme violence…we know characters are shot but c’mon… Characters not well developed…could have used more flashbacks to become invested or understand backgrounds better. I felt traumatized and hid my eyes constantly to avoid extreme violent images. Also HORRIFIED to see a young child walking out with their so called “parent figure”! What’s wrong with people. Terrible movie-terrible adaptation. Sorry I went.

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Dee S

@RT90042921 Sep 20, 2025

Not a huge fan of foreign subtitles but gave it a shot nevertheless. The sub titles were up and down so fast at times and I could not always finish and I'm not a slow reader. It took a while for me to understand basic plot/storyline and even then it was hard to follow at times. At near 2 hours, I felt the movie was too long. It could go either way: it is not a must watch but I would not watch again and would not recommend.

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Holly W

@RT96275692 Sep 15, 2025

Terrible, boring. Save yourself & hard pass.

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An old man walks the dusty roads between his isolated farm and the nearby rural village in the company of a silent spirit whose death he witnessed fifty years earlier. For decades, the old man's regret over losing his mother to tuberculosis has bred a pathological need to ease the suffering of the terminally ill, and over the years, he has quietly euthanized several sick women. As he realizes that his spectral companion is able to transport him back in time, the old man trespasses into his own past to set in motion a plan to convince his younger self to preempt his mother's terminal suffering.

Director: Mattie Do
Producer: Justin Deimen, Mattie Do, Christopher Larsen, Annick Mahnert, Abhi Rastogi, Douangmany Soliphanh
Screenwriter: Christopher Larsen
Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures
Production Co: Lotus Production, Aurora Media Holdings, Screen Division, Lao Art Media, 108 Media
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Lao
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2022
Runtime: 1h 56m

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