The Road Within

After the death of his mother, the father of a teenager with Tourette syndrome decided to place him in a specialized institution. Vincent was placed in a room with Alex, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Another patient - Marie, arranged a tour of the institution for the hero. A young girl is recovering from an eating disorder. Vincent and Marie became friends and decided to escape from the mental hospital. The girl has stolen the car keys, but when Alex witnesses their escape in the middle of the night, he wants to warn the doctor. Vincent has no choice but to take the boy with him. The trinity heads to the ocean, where the protagonist must scatter his mother's ashes. Read more The film is the directorial debut of Gran Wells. Before that, she was a co-producer and screenwriter of the drama "The main thing is not to be afraid!" with Kate Hudson. In her first film, Wells also acted as a screenwriter. "Touched" is a remake of the 2010 film "Vincent Wants to the Sea" by Ralph Hüttner. According to the director, she was inspired by one trailer of the original and also wanted to bring her personal experience with an eating disorder to the project. Vincent was played by Robert Sheen, known for several TV series and the musical comedy Kill Bono. The role of Alex went to the British Dev Patel. He could be seen in the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" and Neill Blomkamp's fantasy film "Chappie the Robot." The daughter of the famous American musician Lenny Kravitz - Zoe Kravitz - also appeared in "Touched". The girl played Marie. The actress already has many films to her credit: "This is a very funny story", "X-Men: First Class", "Earth after our era", "Divergent", "Mad Max: Fury Road" and others. Robert Patrick, Kyra Sedgwick, Ali Hills and others also starred in the film. Filming started in July 2013. The premiere of the film "Touched" took place at the film festival in Los Angeles.