The Way Back

– Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, w..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 13 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
The Way Back (2010)

Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man's struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film details their perilous & uncertain journey to freedom, as they cross deserts, mountains, & several nations.

The Way Back (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Jan 2011

Language:

Tibetan, Mongolian, English, Russian, Polish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Peter Weir

Writer:

Keith R. Clarke (screenplay), Slavomir Rawicz (novel), Peter Weir (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Dragos Bucur, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Alexandru Potocean

Plot:

In 1941, three men attempt to flee communist Russia, escaping a Siberian gulag. The film tells their story and that of four others who escaped with them and a teenage girl who joins them in flight. The group's natural leader is Janusz, a Pole condemned by accusations secured by torturing his wife, spent much of his youth outdoors, and knows how to live in the wild. They escape under cover of a snowstorm: a cynical American, a Russian thug, a comedic accountant, a pastry chef who draws, a priest, and a Pole with night blindness. They face freezing nights, lack of food and water, mosquitoes, an endless desert, the Himalayas, as well as many moral and ethical dilemmas throughout the journey towards freedom.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$2,500,000

Production:

Newmarket Films LLC

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
74%
Metacritic:
66%