Movie
The Way Back
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-11-22
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Exclusive Media, National Geographic Films, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Exclusive Films, Monolith Films
- Country
- Poland, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ed Harris as Mr. Smith
- Jim Sturgess as Janusz Wieszczek
- Saoirse Ronan as Irena Zielińska
- Colin Farrell as Valka
- Mark Strong as Andrei Khabarov
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Andrejs Voss
- Dejan Angelov as Andrei
- Dragoș Bucur as Zoran
- Sally Brunski as Janusz's Wife, 1939
- Alexandru Potocean as Tomasz Horodinsky
- Sebastian Urzendowsky as Kazik
- Zahari Baharov as Interrogator
Crew
- Peter Weir - Director
- Peter Weir - Screenplay
- Keith R. Clarke - Screenplay
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