Goin' Down the Road
โ 6.3 ยท 1970 ยท 88m ยท Drama
Two friends travel from Nova Scotia to Toronto in hope of finding a better life. A classic, and over 50 years later, the film has been on every TIFF list of the top 10 Canadian films ever made.
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