The Way Back
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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.
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.
“The Way Back” falls into the rhythms and structure of such a film by ebbing and flowing with long journeys, then camping sites, then further walking, interspersed with the occasional interloper or wolf attack. What’s fresh aren’t the plot…
The Way Back An impressive but not especially immersive true story of four POWs who escaped the Siberian Gulags. ... The Way Back. An impressive but not especially immersive true story of four POWs who escaped the Siberian Gulags.Alan B…
Review. The Way Back. 3 out of 5 stars. Film.Peter Weir’s first film since 2003’s ‘Master and Commander’ hovers uncertainly between true-life tale and mythic odyssey. Polish soldier Slavomir Rawicz’s memoir ‘The Long Walk’ describes his…
