The Way Back
2010 · 2h 13m · Adventure, Drama, History · Poland, United Arab Emirates · Rated PG-13 (US)
Their escape was just the beginning.
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.
Directed by
Peter WeirBased on the novel by
Slavomir Rawicz7.0Smart score
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americananti-communismbased on memoir or autobiographycommunismescapegulagindiapolitical repressionsoviet unionthugussrworld war ii
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