Synopsis
Their escape was just the beginning.
At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.
2010 Directed by Peter Weir
At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.
Jim Sturgess Ed Harris Saoirse Ronan Mark Strong Colin Farrell Gustaf Skarsgård Dejan Angelov Dragos Bucur Sally Brunski Alexandru Potocean Sebastian Urzendowsky Zahari Baharov Ihor Hniezdilov Stanislav Pishtalov Mariy Grigorov Nikolay Stanoev Stefan Shterev Yordan Bikov Ruslan Kupenov Nikolay Mutafchiev Valentin Ganev Anton Trendafilov Pearce Quigley Sattar Dikambayev Hal Yamanouchi Meglena Karalambova Irinei Konstantinov
Marianne Stanicheva Lina Todd Vicky Wildman Buffy Hall Judith Bouley Salaheddine Benchegra Poppy Bourchier Odile Schalit
Ron Bartlett Phil Heywood Paul Berolzheimer Richard King Michael W. Mitchell Les Fiddess Simon Hewitt Linda Whittlesey
Kontsept Film Company Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ Exclusive Films Monolith Films On the Road Point Blank Productions National Geographic
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I haven't felt this guilty eating pizza and drinking beer while watching a film since Steve McQueen's Hunger.
I thought this was gonna be about the zany misadventures of some kids at a water park.
A movie about walking, and walking, and walking, and walking,and walking, and walking, and walking,and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking,and walking, and walking, and walking,and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, and walking.....that is actually a very epic and cinematic experience.
i started watching this last year for colin farrell and finished watching it this year for saoirse ronan........character development????
Managed to make it to 100 diary entries before 2021!
As for the film, it was pretty good.
Thanks for reading this long ass review, I spent hours on it :).
Peter Weir's "The Way Back" is the story of determination and force of will against astounding odds. Focusing on a band of prisoners of war who have escaped from a gulag during World War II, the film follows the men and, eventually, one young woman as they trek from Siberia to India. An epic with subtly old-fashioned sensibilities, "The Way Back" is an engaging piece of work that champions the heroism of the human will.
After escaping from their icy prison, the band, made up of Europeans and one American, begin a harrowing journey from Russia. On foot, they travel 4,000 miles, losing members of the group to exhaustion and the elements. Their quest is harrowing, and Weir is able…
Thank you Mother Russia for your hospitality, but I will definitely not be coming back.
Incredible locations, a marvelous score, and fine performances highlight Peter Weir's epic tale of an escape from the gulags of Siberia through the deserts of Mongolia and the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet and beyond. I started to feel the film's length at times, and a few of the characters may have blended together early on, but the cinematography was stunning and the story kept me engaged throughout (I also may have suppressed a tear or two along the way). One of Weir's better films. Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan are the cast standouts. Recommended.
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It was alright, little boring I'd say but still managed to kept me going through the end. I wish Colin Farell had more screentime, I really loved his performance and I didn't expect to see Saoirse Ronan in this. Performances were decent, The pacing was a big miss for me.
My electricity went out while I was watching this, and everyone cheered. In that moment, we were free.
Speaking of long, arduous journeys through monotonous, inhospitable landscapes, during which you often want to give up hope even though your traveling companions include Saoirse Ronan, Ed Harris and Colin Farrell, this movie about a long, arduous journey through monotonous, inhospitable landscapes, during which its Polish prison escapees often want to give up hope really managed to evoke at least one characteristic of its story......the difference is, unlike some of the people in this true series of events who are traveling thousands of miles across Siberia to potential freedom, my goodwill did not survive the grueling conditions of this excruciatingly boring film. Hate to say it because he can be a great director, but no wonder Peter Weir hasn't made…
After watching both "Master And Commander" and "The Way Back" I've got to say that I really admire Peter Weir, I think that he is an incredible director and a very underrated one.
In "The Way Back" I think that the most powerful thing that this movie delivers is the ability of Peter Weir to tell a story in a very effective and beautiful way. this is a very good looking movie with a lot of different locations which really makes you feel in the situation, in a very unique and effective way. The actors did a great job in my opinion and it was surprising to watch the two young talented actors(Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan) carrying the movie,…