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Feature film — 2010

The Way Back (2010)

7.02h 13mDrama — Adventure — History

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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Director: Peter Weir

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Cast & crew

Ed Harris as Mr. Smith

Ed Harris

Mr. Smith

Jim Sturgess as Janusz Wieszczek

Jim Sturgess

Janusz Wieszczek

Saoirse Ronan as Irena Zielińska

Saoirse Ronan

Irena Zielińska

Colin Farrell as Valka

Colin Farrell

Valka

Mark Strong as Andrei Khabarov

Mark Strong

Andrei Khabarov

Gustaf Skarsgård as Andrejs Voss

Gustaf Skarsgård

Andrejs Voss

Dejan Angelov as Andrei

Dejan Angelov

Andrei

Dragoș Bucur as Zoran

Dragoș Bucur

Zoran

Sally Brunski as Janusz's Wife, 1939

Sally Brunski

Janusz's Wife, 1939

Alexandru Potocean as Tomasz Horodinsky

Alexandru Potocean

Tomasz Horodinsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky as Kazik

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Kazik

Zahari Baharov as Interrogator

Zahari Baharov

Interrogator

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