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The Way Back

2010 · 133 min

A gruelling, visually sweeping journey that immerses you in endurance and loss, rewarding patience with quiet emotional power.

Tagline
Their escape was just the beginning.
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • freedom
  • isolation
  • grief
  • friendship
Places
  • wilderness
  • prison
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, adventure, history
Directed by
Peter Weir
Written by
Keith R. Clarke, Peter Weir
Starring
Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Mark Strong, Gustaf Skarsgård, Dejan Angelov, Dragoș Bucur
Music
Burkhard von Dallwitz
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Runtime
133 min
Country
Poland, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Languages
English, Polish, Russian

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