The Way Back

An epic tale of endurance, Peter Weir’s most recent film is an absorbing reflection on one man’s control over his own fate.

  • Director

    Peter Weir

  • With

    Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan

  • Poland-United Arab Emirates-USA 2010. 133min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    12A

During the Second World War, a group of prisoners who have escaped from a Siberian gulag have no choice but to make their way to freedom by foot. On a journey of such scale, disappointments seem as frequent as miracles, challenging the preconceptions of each richly drawn character. Weir’s last feature is a stunning distillation of the themes that have played out across his entire body of work.