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A PETER WEIR FILM

The Way Back

20102h 13mPG-13Movie

AdventureDramaHistory

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 128.5K votes

THEIR ESCAPE WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.

A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.

Epic
Gritty
Inspiring
Survival
True story
Period piece

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for a group of friends and talking about after. Contains a child in peril.

DirectorPeter Weir

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

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Ed HarrisMr. Smith

Jim SturgessJanusz Wieszczek

Saoirse RonanIrena Zielińska

Colin FarrellValka

Mark StrongAndrei Khabarov

Gustaf SkarsgårdAndrejs Voss

Dejan AngelovAndrei

Dragoș BucurZoran

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