Top billed cast

1. 

   Neil Sutcliffe

   Murdo

2. 

   David O'Hara

   Tom

3. 

   Margo Moorer

   Queen Monzee-ay

4. 

   David Hayman

   Uncle John

5. 

   Jill Jane Clements

   Aunt Maureen

6. 

   Julia Deon Caesar

   Sarah

7. 

   Randall Newsome

   Declan

8. 

   D. Taylor

   Aunt Edna

9. 

   Pablo Esparza

   Diego

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-04-03

Dirt Road to Lafayette is a low key film about grief, and using music to work through it. It follows teenager Murdo as he travels from Scotland to Alabama following the death of his mother. Murdo plays the accordion, but the tragic disruption in his life has caused him to set it aside for a while. It starts out as a sort of road movie, then, before settling down a bit.

During a lull in the trip by bus to Alabama, Murdo hears accordion music being played. He seeks it out and finds Queen Monzee-ay, a regionally well-known cajun singer performing. He gets to know her and she invites him to per...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• southern usa
• alabama
• accordion
• road trip
• coming of age
• estranged father
• happy ending
• feel good
• scottish musician
• healing after loss
• cajun culture