Where to Watch The Way Back (2011) in the US

What it's about

In 1940, three men attempt to flee the Soviet Union, escaping a Siberian gulag. This movie tells their story and that of four others who escaped with them and a teenage girl, Irena Zielinska, who joins them in flight. The group's natural leader is Janusz Weiszczek, 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: cynical American Mr. Smith, Russian thug Valka, comedic accountant Zoran, pastry chef Tomasz Horodinsky, who draws, Priest Andrejs Voss, and Polish Kazik, who suffers from 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.

Cast and crew

Director

Peter Weir

Writer

Peter Weir, Keith R. Clarke, Slavomir Rawicz

Starring

Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell

Details

Release date

Jan 21, 2011

Language

English, Russian, Polish, Tibetan, Mongolian

Country

United States, Poland, United Arab Emirates, India

Box office

$2,701,859

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Where to Watch The Way Back (2011) in the US — common questions

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