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The Way Back

  • 20102010
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
116K
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POPULARITY
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The Way Back (2010)
A young military officer (Sturgess) leads an escape from a hellish gulag in Siberia during WWII. Making a pact with six companions, the group embarks on a daring mission across Asia to hopeful safety in India.
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Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
116K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,532
402
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    • Director
      • Peter Weir
    • Writers
      • Slavomir Rawicz(novel "The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom")
      • Peter Weir(screenplay)
      • Keith R. Clarke(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jim Sturgess
      • Ed Harris
      • Colin Farrell
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Peter Weir
    • Writers
      • Slavomir Rawicz(novel "The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom")
      • Peter Weir(screenplay)
      • Keith R. Clarke(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jim Sturgess
      • Ed Harris
      • Colin Farrell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 231User reviews
    • 210Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    The Way Back
    Trailer 2:02
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    Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Gustaf Skarsgård, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, and Alexandru Potocean in The Way Back (2010)
    Colin Farrell in The Way Back (2010)
    Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Dragos Bucur, and Saoirse Ronan in The Way Back (2010)
    Saoirse Ronan in The Way Back (2010)
    Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, and Saoirse Ronan in The Way Back (2010)
    Saoirse Ronan in The Way Back (2010)
    Ed Harris in The Way Back (2010)
    Jim Sturgess in The Way Back (2010)
    The Way Back (2010)
    Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Gustaf Skarsgård, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, and Alexandru Potocean in The Way Back (2010)
    Colin Farrell in The Way Back (2010)
    Saoirse Ronan in The Way Back (2010)

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    Jim Sturgess
    Jim Sturgess
    • Janusz
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Mr. Smith
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Valka
    Dragos Bucur
    Dragos Bucur
    • Zoran
    Alexandru Potocean
    Alexandru Potocean
    • Tomasz
    Saoirse Ronan
    Saoirse Ronan
    • Irena
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Khabarov
    Gustaf Skarsgård
    Gustaf Skarsgård
    • Voss
    Sebastian Urzendowsky
    Sebastian Urzendowsky
    • Kazik
    Zachary Baharov
    Zachary Baharov
    • Interrogator
    • (as Zahari Baharov)
    Sally Brunski
    • Janusz's Wife, 1939
    • (as Sally Edwards)
    Igor Gnezdilov
    • Bohdan
    Dejan Angelov
    • Andrei
    Stanislav Pishtalov
    • Commandant
    Mariy Rosen
    Mariy Rosen
    • Lazar
    • (as Marii Grigorov)
    Nikolay Stanoev
    Nikolay Stanoev
    • Yuri
    • (as Nikolai Stanoev)
    Stefan Shterev
    • Cook
    Yordan Bikov
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    • Director
      • Peter Weir
    • Writers
      • Slavomir Rawicz(novel "The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom")
      • Peter Weir(screenplay)
      • Keith R. Clarke(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      This movie was inspired by the memoir of Slavomir Rawicz depicting his escape from a Siberian gulag and subsequent four thousand-mile walk to freedom in India. Incredibly popular, it sold over five hundred thousand copies, and is credited with inspiring many explorers. However, in 2006, the BBC unearthed records (including some written by Rawicz) that showed he had been released by the U.S.S.R. in 1942. In 2009, another former Polish soldier, Witold Glinski, claimed that the book was really an account of his own escape. However, this claim too has been seriously challenged.
    • Goofs
      Janusz demonstrates a method using shadows of a stick and rock to find the compass direction of south. Yet, many of the scenes show them walking in a direction inconsistent with sun angles i.e. sun at their backs, which would have them walking north.
    • Quotes

      Valka: You say too many prayers for an innocent man.

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 7 December 2010 (2010)

    User reviews231

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Another great film by Peter Weir.
    Peter Weir is true poet of cinema. The poetic is inside most of his works, of many different genre, crime (Witness), sci-fi (The Truman Show), horror (Picnic at Hanging Rock), and the history-adventure (The Way Back).

    The Way Back is a rare piece of work. It give me strength to never give up against everything. Landscapes of film are very stunning, beautiful and harsh but full of poetry.

    I love the cast of this film, too. Ed Harris, Mark Strong, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, and specially, Colin Farrell are fabulous acting.

    The latest film of Peter Weir is another great film!! A must-see !!
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    • Is "The Way Back" based on a book?
    • Is this movie based on a true story?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Arab Emirates
      • Poland
      • India
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Polish
      • Tibetan
      • Mongolian
    • Also known as
      • Đường Về
    • Filming locations
      • Vakarel, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Exclusive Films
      • National Geographic Films
      • Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,701,859
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,218,868
      • Jan 23, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,172,201
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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