The Way Back is a 2010 American survival film directed by Peter Weir, from a screenplay by Weir and Keith Clarke. The film is inspired by The Long Walk (1956), the memoir by former Polish prisoner of war Sławomir Rawicz, who claimed to have escaped from a Soviet Gulag and walked 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to freedom in World War II. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, and Saoirse Ronan, with Alexandru Potocean, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Gustaf Skarsgård, Dragoș Bucur and Mark Strong.
The Way Back (2010)
Directed by Peter Weir
Genres - Action-Adventure, Crime, Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Prison Film, Survival Film |
Release Date - Nov 26, 2010 |
Run Time - 133 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$30,000,000
Box Office
$24,172,201
Themes
Tags
American, Communism, Escape, Gulag, India, Journey/Travel, Literary, Long Walk: The True Story Of A Trek To Freedom, Siberia, Soviet Union, Thug, True Stories, War Drama, World War Ii
Attributes
Based On: The Long Walk
Filming Location: Bulgaria, Morocco
Narrative Location: India, Poland
Subject: war drama, World War II
Time Period: 1980s
Filming Location: Bulgaria, Morocco
Narrative Location: India, Poland
Subject: war drama, World War II
Time Period: 1980s
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Alternate Titles
Caminho da Liberdade
BR
Camino a la libertad
CL, CO, MX, US, UY
Camino a la Libertad
ES
Drumul de întoarcere
RO
Les chemins de la liberté
BE, FR
Niepokonani
PL
Rumo à Liberdade
PT
The Way Back – Der lange Weg
DE
Путь домой
RU
Шлях додому
UA
ウェイバック -脱出6500km
JP
亡命千万里
CN
回去的路
CN
回家的路
CN
归途
CN
自由之路
TW
웨이 백
KR