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The Way

  • 20102010
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 3m
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7.3/10
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Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, and Yorick van Wageningen in The Way (2010)
An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling "El camino de Santiago" from France to Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
33K
YOUR RATING
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Emilio Estevez(written for the screen by)
    • Jack Hitt(book "Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route Into Spain")
  • Stars
    • Martin Sheen
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Deborah Kara Unger
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Emilio Estevez(written for the screen by)
    • Jack Hitt(book "Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route Into Spain")
  • Stars
    • Martin Sheen
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Deborah Kara Unger
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    • 175User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Martin Sheen in The Way (2010)
    Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, Alfonso Delgado, Joe Torrenueva, Yorick van Wageningen, Santi Prego, David Alexanian, and Carlos Leal in The Way (2010)
    Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, Tchéky Karyo, and Spencer Garrett in The Way (2010)
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    Martin Sheen in The Way (2010)
    Martin Sheen and Deborah Kara Unger in The Way (2010)
    Emilio Estevez and David Alexanian in The Way (2010)
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    Martin Sheen and James Nesbitt in The Way (2010)
    Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, and Yorick van Wageningen in The Way (2010)
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    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • Tom
    Emilio Estevez
    Emilio Estevez
    • Daniel
    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Sarah
    Yorick van Wageningen
    Yorick van Wageningen
    • Joost
    James Nesbitt
    James Nesbitt
    • Jack
    Romy Baskerville
    • Eunice
    Renée Estevez
    Renée Estevez
    • Doreen
    David Alexanian
    David Alexanian
    • Roger
    William Holden
    • Cal
    Spencer Garrett
    Spencer Garrett
    • Phil
    Joe Torrenueva
    • Father Sandoval
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Captain Henri
    Stéphane Dausse
    • French Mortician
    Ángela Molina
    Ángela Molina
    • Angelica
    • (as Angela Molina)
    Simón Andreu
    Simón Andreu
    • Don Santiago
    Patxi Pérez
    • Waiter
    Joan Díez
    • Carlo
    Carlos Leal
    Carlos Leal
    • Jean
      • Emilio Estevez
      • Emilio Estevez(written for the screen by)
      • Jack Hitt(book "Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route Into Spain")
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    • Trivia
      Martin Sheen originally suggested Michael Douglas or Mel Gibson for the lead role, but Emilio Estevez had written the main character's role specifically for his father.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Daniel: You don't choose a life, dad. You live one.

    • Soundtracks
      Country Road
      Written and Performed by James Taylor

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    User reviews175

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    10/10
    great piece of cinema
    I have looked forward to "the way" since first hearing about it. I heard interviews with Martin Sheen himself and a great double interview with Martin and Emilio on Irish radio. I did a part of the camino in 2009 and It was a life changing/enhancing experience for me so I couldn't wait to see how the film would deal with it. Yesterday I saw the film in the Screen cinema in College Green Dublin. The film is, in my opinion, very true to the camino experience. A previous reviewer trivialised it as "a road movie" and suggested "wizard of Oz" characterisation. The camino "road" has been travelled for over a thousand years. Long before "road movies" were even thought about and yes, any story of fellow travellers sharing their stories on a journey, can be similar to the "wizard of Oz" but I think Chaucers "Canterbury Tales" is probably the true origin of the species. The camino de Santiago in its reality, and in this film, is a wonderful kaleidoscopic confluence of humanity. Pilgrims seem to self-select for certain character traits such as eccentricity, other worldliness, joyfullness, adventurousness, hurt, curiosity etc. Tom's companions were all from the palette of characters I found on the camino. Tom himself was an accidental pilgrim and only at the end of the camino did he allow himself to fall in love with it like the others. Tom, the cynical skeptic, driven to put one foot in front of another as a way of dealing with the brokenness of his relationship with his son and the trauma of his sudden death, allows the distance required to allow viewers share in the journey of the Camino in a way that could not have been achieved by following four "ordinary" pilgrims, no matter how colourful. Tom was the "straight man", the foil, that allowed the full colours of all the other characters to shine through. I thought it was a brilliant piece of cinema. Ole!
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    • May 15, 2011

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    • Release date
      • November 19, 2010 (Spain)
      • Spain
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Catalan
      • Italian
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      • Burgos's Cathedral, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Filmax Entertainment
      • Elixir Films
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
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