The Way Back (2010)

11/22/2010 (PL) • 2h 13m

Drama, Adventure, History

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ed Harris

Mr. Smith

Jim Sturgess

Janusz Wieszczek

Saoirse Ronan

Irena Zielińska

Mark Strong

Andrei Khabarov

Gustaf Skarsgård

Andrejs Voss

Sally Brunski

Janusz's Wife, 1939


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$24,172,201.00

Keywords

escape

world war ii

soviet union

anti-communism

india

gulag

american

thug

based on memoir or autobiography

communism

political repression

ussr

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