The Way Back (2010)
- Directed by
- Peter Weir
- Genre
- drama film, war film, prison film, survival film
- Country
- United Arab Emirates, India, Poland, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1,784 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of prisoners escapes a Soviet gulag in Siberia during World War II. They trek thousands of miles on foot across harsh wilderness to reach freedom.
harrowinggrimslow-pacedvisually starkausteresomberepicsurvival-focused
What happens
The Way Back is a 2010 American survival film directed by Peter Weir, from a screenplay by Weir and Keith Clarke. The film is inspired by The Long Walk (1956), the memoir by former Polish prisoner of war Sławomir Rawicz, who claimed to have escaped from a Soviet Gulag and walked 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to freedom in World War II. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, and Saoirse Ronan, with Alexandru Potocean, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Gustaf Skarsgård, Dragoș Bucur and Mark Strong. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Makeup, but lost to The Wolfman. The nomination was received by Gregory Funk, Edouard F. Henriques and Yolanda Toussieng. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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