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The Way Back (I) (2010)

PG_13  133 min  -  Adventure | Drama   -  21 January 2011 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 30,833 users   Metascore: 66/100 
Reviews: 108 user | 185 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

Siberian gulag escapees walk 4000 miles overland to freedom in India.

Director:

Peter Weir

Writers:

Peter Weir (screenplay), Keith R. Clarke (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Farrell ...
Mark Strong ...
Saoirse Ronan ...
Jim Sturgess ...
Ed Harris ...
Mr. Smith
Gustaf Skarsgård Gustaf Skarsgård ...
Voss (as Hustaf Skarsgard)
Alexandru Potocean Alexandru Potocean ...
Tomasz
Sebastian Urzendowsky Sebastian Urzendowsky ...
Kazik
Dragos Bucur ...
Zoran
Zahary Baharov ...
Interrogator (as Zahari Baharov)
Sally Edwards Sally Edwards ...
Janusz's Wife, 1939
Igor Gnezdilov Igor Gnezdilov ...
Bohdan
Dejan Angelov ...
Andrei
Stanislav Pishtalov Stanislav Pishtalov ...
Commandant
Mariy Grigorov Mariy Grigorov ...
Lazar (as Marii Grigorov)
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Storyline

In 1941, three men reach India from Tibet, having walked 4000 miles after 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; he knows how to live in the wilds. They escape under cover of a snowstorm: a cynical American, a Russian thug, a comic 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, and moral questions of when to leave someone behind. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

India | Gulag | American | Thug | Tibet  | See more »

Taglines:

Their escape was just the beginning

Genres:

Adventure | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language See all certifications »

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Details

Language:

English | Russian | Polish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Niepokonani See more »

Filming Locations:

Darjeeling, West Bengal, India See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£1,327,650 (UK) (2 January 2011) (254 Screens)

Gross:

$2,636,950 (USA) (13 February 2011)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Valka says when told he be should be grateful: "Gratitude is for dogs!" Stalin said a very similar thing: "Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Irena is being carried in the desert, the film gets flipped. First she was on the left side, then during a close-up she is on the right, then when they go back out she's on the left again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: September, 1939 / Hitler invades Poland from the West. Several days later Stalin invades from the East. They divide the country between them.
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Connections

Referenced in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.14" (2011) See more »