Where to watch The Road: A Story of Life and Death (2012) in the UK
The Road: A Story of Life and Death (2012) is currently available to stream in the UK on True Story and DocAlliance Films. It can also be rented from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube or bought from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Last verified on 18 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
On the oldest Roman road in the capital, filmmaker Marc Isaacs weaves together numerous poignant stories of loss and the search for belonging into a tapestry of the human experience. Keelta a young Irish woman leaves home to build a new life for herself on the road where Billy, the old Irish labourer is struggling to find a meaning to his life. Peggy, a 95 year old Jewish refugee from Vienna and Brigitte, a German born former air hostess, have both suffered bad husbands, whilst Iqbal, an unassuming Indian hotel concierge, awaits the arrival of his wife from Kashmir. A film that forces you to recognise the struggles and preoccupations of its characters as our own.
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The Road: A Story of Life and Death (2012) is currently included in subscriptions to True Story and DocAlliance Films in the United Kingdom. Sign-in is required to play. Streaming licences change occasionally — ScreenSearch refreshes its data daily.
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