Their escape was just the beginning.

The Way Back

7.02010 · 2h 13m · EN

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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.

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Ed Harris

Mr. Smith

Jim Sturgess

Janusz Wieszczek

Saoirse Ronan

Irena Zielińska

Colin Farrell

Valka

Mark Strong

Andrei Khabarov

Gustaf Skarsgård

Andrejs Voss

Dejan Angelov

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