A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.
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Emilio Estevez
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Cast
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| Martin Sheen | ... | Tom | |
| Emilio Estevez | ... | Daniel | |
| Deborah Kara Unger | ... | Sarah | |
| Yorick van Wageningen | ... | Joost | |
| James Nesbitt | ... | Jack | |
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Romy Baskerville | ... | Eunice |
| Renée Estevez | ... | Doreen | |
| David Alexanian | ... | Roger | |
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William Holden | ... | Cal |
| Spencer Garrett | ... | Phil | |
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Joe Torrenueva | ... | Father Sandoval |
| Tchéky Karyo | ... | Captain Henri | |
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Stéphane Dausse | ... | French Mortician |
| Ángela Molina | ... | Angelica (as Angela Molina) | |
| Simón Andreu | ... | Don Santiago | |
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"The Way" is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by Emilio Estevez), killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't plan on is the profound impact the journey will have on him and his "California Bubble Life". Inexperienced as a trekker, Tom soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. On his journey, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen), a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt), who is ... Written by The Way
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Sarah: I'm sorry about yours.
Tom: Mine was almost 40.
Sarah: Yeah, but he'll always be your baby.
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Written by James Mercer
Performed by The Shins
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records
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On Tom's blue backpack the number "65" is stitched on the top right side. 1965 was the year Charlie Sheen, the son of Martin Sheen and the brother of Emilio Estevez, was born. See more »Goofs
Some shots used later in the movie are clearly given the views, locations around St Jean that would only be walked on Day 1 of the trek from St Jean into Spain. See more »Quotes
Tom: I'm sorry about your baby.Sarah: I'm sorry about yours.
Tom: Mine was almost 40.
Sarah: Yeah, but he'll always be your baby.
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New SlangWritten by James Mercer
Performed by The Shins
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records
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19 November 2010 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$110,418, 9 October 2011Gross USA:
$4,430,765Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$13,348,704Company Credits
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This carefully written road movie drama was directed by Emilio Estevez, who used traditional footage, and laid out the story over a compelling soundtrack with artists such as Tyler Bates, James Taylor and Nick Drake. In brief, we're following Martin Sheen's character Tom during his pilgrimage journey whilst mourning his dead son who died on the same pilgrim route after only one day. Tom meets people along the way who also become his friends, although Tom himself is uninviting. In contrast to the other characters Tom develops throughout the film and goes through the various stages of mourning that come with a great loss such as he suffered. Except from the usual message that people spend too little time reflecting over their life's I think "The Way" makes a good job of describing the strong bond between father and son, and at the same time highlight some problems with that relationship. Some scenes are obviously there to hammer in those two messages and the film would have been even better had they been made more subtle. I do recommend watching this film, and I think it shows that Emilio Estevez' directing skills don't just pertain to "Bobby".