Siberian gulag escapees travel 4,000 miles by foot to freedom in India.
Director: Peter Weir
Writers: Keith R. Clarke (screenplay) (as Keith Clarke), Slavomir Rawicz (novel) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell | See full cast & crew »
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Storyline
In 1941, three men attempt to flee communist Russia, escaping a Siberian gulag. The film tells their story and that of four others who escaped with them and a teenage girl who joins them in flight. The group's natural leader is Janusz, a Pole condemned by accusations secured by torturing his wife, spent much of his youth outdoors, and knows how to live in the wild. They escape under cover of a snowstorm: a cynical American, a Russian thug, a comedic accountant, a pastry chef who draws, a priest, and a Pole with night blindness. They face freezing nights, lack of food and water, mosquitoes, an endless desert, the Himalayas, as well as many moral and ethical dilemmas throughout the journey towards freedom. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>, Shahab, Bellingham, WA, USPlot Summary | Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords: gulag | desert | priest | India | Himalayas | See All (83) »
Taglines: Their escape was just the beginning
Genres: Adventure | Drama | History
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violent content, the depiction of physical hardships, a nude image, and brief strong language | See all certifications »
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Details
Official Sites: Official site | Official site [France] | See more »Country: USA | United Arab Emirates | Poland | India
Language: English | Russian | Polish
Release Date: 21 January 2011 (USA) See more »
Also Known As Camino a la Libertad See more »
Filming Locations: Morocco See more »
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA: $1,208,196, 23 January 2011, Wide ReleaseGross USA: $2,701,859, 15 June 2012
Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $20,348,249, 15 June 2012
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Company Credits
Production Co: Exclusive Films, National Geographic Films, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime: 133 min
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Color: Color | Black, and White
Aspect Ratio: 2.35: 1
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Trivia
Colin Farrell designed many of his character's tattoos. See more »
Goofs
When they notice Janusz has left the Tibetan monastery and they call for him on the mountain ridge, K2 appears in the background, which is in the Karakorum mountains, far away from where the action rolls, near the Tibetan border with Nepal. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
[in Polish, using English subtitles]
Interrogator: [presents pen to sign confession]
Janusz: No.
Interrogator: Bring in the witness.
Janusz's Wife, 1939: [brought in]
Interrogator: Do you know this man? His name?
Janusz's Wife, 1939: Janusz Wieszczek.
Interrogator: Witness, what's your relationship with this man?
Janusz's Wife, 1939: [crying] I am his wife.
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Connections
Referenced in Maltin on Movies: No Strings Attached (2011) See more »
Soundtracks
Tibet
Written by Burkhard Dallwitz
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is "The Way Back" based on a book?
Q: Is this movie based on a true story?
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User Reviews
A solid story that looks great but is told with far too much reverence and respect – to the point of being hard to engage with emotionally
24 July 2011 | by bob the moo – See all my reviews
A group of men break free from the security and barbed wire fence of a Siberian gulag in search of freedom, however, the guards are very small beer to the real prison – the ravages of nature itself and the great distance which must be crossed before they can be truly free.
Given that the focus of the film appeared to be one of endurance in the face of great suffering, this film is a bit of a hard sell for the casual viewer looking for something to watch of an evening; certainly for me this was part of the reason it took me a minute to decide to watch it. While it was an OK film, I'm not entirely sure if it was worth the two hours plus that it took to watch because it gives the viewer very little to engage within doing so. The story is impressive in terms of the toll and also the sacrifice involved and accordingly the film wears it very seriously indeed. Hollywood excess is avoided and any crass sentimentality is absent, both of which I appreciated being omitted and restrained, and Weir documents the journey with a solemn air throughout. The first problem is that it feels like you're in a church – bowed with reverence witnessing things of importance but not really engaging with them because you're not really worthy. This feeling of worthiness really kept me at arms' length from the characters and the challenge they faced, to the point where it felt a little indifferent towards any specific one of them – not in a cruel way, but the feat appears to have been the focus rather than the people.
This is still able to make an interesting film though, because the feat is quite a thing and, as I said, the film is very careful to do it justice and not sentimentalize or trivialize it. This is my second problem with it – it probably overdoes it in this regard considering that so much of the story is questionable. I try not to let "facts" get in the way of enjoying a good movie because as a Brit I am used to seeing Hollywood twist history to make it more sellable to the mid-West etc. Thing is though, it is hard to accept that this is a good story when the film emphasizes that it is true and also treats it with such reverence and respect for fear of getting it "wrong". Quite how one can get it "wrong" when so much of it is in doubt is anyone's guess, but the film takes this route and it hurts it in the process. It still makes for a very sturdy film but there without caring about the characters or really feeling in their trial, it didn't do a terrible lot else for me and I was surprised by how much of it I was just able to watch with very little involvement other than my eyes and ears.
One thing the film does do really well though is the delivery (visually speaking of course). The locations are immense and are put on the screen by director Peter Weir and cinematographer Russell Boyd in such a way that captures not only their natural beauty but also the sheer, uncompromising size of the places. It looks great throughout and I was surprised when I looked it up to find that Boyd di
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