The Way Back

★★★★★

“Their escape was just the beginning.”

2010 · 2 h 13 min

Directed by Peter Weir

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Plot

Prisoners escape a Soviet gulag in 1940 and walk thousands of miles across Siberia, Mongolia and the Himalayas toward India.

Sinekatalog’s take

Peter Weir's harsh survival drama is slow and gripping, and beautifully filmed.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (128,496 votes)
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