The Way Back

The Way Back

Their escape was just the beginning.

2010•2h 13m•7.0/10

DramaAdventureHistory

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(2K)

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

Exclusive Media, National Geographic Films, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Exclusive Films, Monolith Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Mr. Smith

Jim Sturgess

Jim Sturgess

Janusz Wieszczek

Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan

Irena Zielińska

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Valka

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Andrei Khabarov

Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Andrejs Voss

Dejan Angelov

Dejan Angelov

Andrei

Dragoș Bucur

Dragoș Bucur

Zoran

Sally Brunski

Sally Brunski

Janusz's Wife, 1939

Alexandru Potocean

Alexandru Potocean

Tomasz Horodinsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Kazik

Zahari Baharov

Zahari Baharov

Interrogator

Ihor Hniezdilov

Ihor Hniezdilov

Bohdan

Stanislav Pishtalov

Stanislav Pishtalov

Commandant

Mariy Grigorov

Lazar

Nikolay Stanoev

Nikolay Stanoev

Yuri

Stefan Shterev

Stefan Shterev

Cook

Yordan Bikov

Yordan Bikov

Garbage Eater #1

Ruslan Kupenov

Garbage Eater #2

Nikolay Mutafchiev

Nikolay Mutafchiev

Guard #1

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