This upcoming drama stars Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, and Saoirse Ronan. The film is directed by Peter Weir from a screenplay also by Weir based on the memoir by Sławomir Rawicz.
Inspired by Slavomir Rawicz’s acclaimed novel, “The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom” as well as other real life accounts, six time Oscar nominated director Peter Weir’s (“Witness”, “Master And Commander”, & “Dead Poet’s Society”) “The Way Back” is a remarkable adventure story that tells about the escape of a small group of multi-national prisoners from a Siberian gulag in 1940 and their epic life affirming journey over thousands of miles across five hostile countries. The group crossed the Siberian arctic, the Gobi desert and the Himalayas, finally setting in Tibet and India.
Rated PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language, the film is set to be released on January 21, 2011.