

The Way Back
2010-11-22 · 133 min · ★ 7.0
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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Production details
- Directors
- Peter Weir
- Production companies
- Exclusive Media, National Geographic Films, Image Nation Studios, Exclusive Films, Monolith Films
- Countries
- Poland, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 30,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 24,172,201
Top Cast
Ed HarrisMr. Smith
Jim SturgessJanusz Wieszczek
Saoirse RonanIrena Zielińska
Colin FarrellValka
Mark StrongAndrei Khabarov
Gustaf SkarsgårdAndrejs Voss
Dejan AngelovAndrei
Dragoș BucurZoran
Sally BrunskiJanusz's Wife, 1939
Alexandru PotoceanTomasz Horodinsky
Sebastian UrzendowskyKazik
Zahari BaharovInterrogator
Ihor HniezdilovBohdan
Stanislav PishtalovCommandant
Nikolay StanoevYuri
Stefan ShterevCook
Yordan BikovGarbage Eater #1
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