The Way Back (2010)

Director:

Peter Weir

Writers:

Slavomir Rawicz (novel)
Peter Weir (screenplay)

Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A fact-based story centered on soldiers who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940. |

Status:

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Status Updated:

4 June 2009

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Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Valka
Mark Strong	...	Khabarov
Jim Sturgess	...	Janusz
Saoirse Ronan	...	Irena
Ed Harris	...	Mr. Smith
Gustaf Skarsgård	...	Voss
Dragos Bucur	...	Zoran
Sebastian Urzendowsky	...	Kazik
Alexandru Potocean	...	Tomasz

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Company:

Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Trivia:

The film is based on a memoir by 'Slawomir Rawicz' depicting his escape from a Siberian gulag and subsequent 4000 mile walk to freedom in India. Incredibly popular, it sold over 500,000 copies and is credited with inspiring many explorers. However, in 2006 the BBC unearthed records (including some written by Rawicz himself) that showed he had been released by the USSR in 1942 and the escape to India was entirely fictional. However, even Rwaicz critics, at least those who are knowledgeable about Soviet Union, feel the book has much truth in it. As Topolski concludes: "Even now, some people (including a few who have heard what happened to me) find it hard to believe that the conditions we faced in the USSR at that time were really that bad. The controversy over some of the facts in Rawicz's story does not detract from the book's literary value his book remains a great read."