The Way Back
The Way Back
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The Way Back (2010)

PG-13 (US) | USA, United Arab Emirates, Poland, India | English, Russian, Polish, Tibetan, Mongolian | 133 min
Directed by: Peter Weir
7.3

In 1940, three men attempt to flee communist Russia, 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.

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Release Date

USA
(Telluride Film Festival)
2010-09-03
Norway
No data
2010-11-26
United Arab Emirates
(Dubai International Film Festival)
2010-12-15
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

The Way Back
(Original title)
The Way Back
Australia
Les chemins de la liberté
Belgium (French title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild
Violence & Gore
Moderate
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Moderate