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Broadcast on More4 in the UK, this moving
film follows Vanessa and Maurice Melton in their
search for their fortunes. The African American
couple, with five children, seek to escape the economic
downturn by leaving their hometown of Anchorage,
Alaska, and setting out in search of new horizons.
With less than $300 and nothing but their car to
live in, they embark on a road journey which eventually
leads to Las Vegas, where plentiful jobs and cheap
housing made it America's fastest growing city.
But as boom turns to bust, the Meltons face infidelity,
drugs problems and poverty, all of which threaten
to overwhelm them. Filmed by Jason Massot over four
years, Road to Las Vegas is a dysfunctional love
story about new beginnings, past ghosts and the
infinite promise of the American West.
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