The way back [videorecording] a Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment release ; Exclusive Media Group, National Geographic Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi present ; an Exclusive Films production ; a Peter Weir film ; screenplay by Peter Weir and Keith Clarke ; produced by Joni Levin ... [et al.] ; directed by Peter Weir.
Region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. Inspired by the book "The long walk" by Slavomir Rawicz. Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. Special features: The journey of the journey; Trailer. Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Mark Strong.
Summary:
"Inspired by an incredible true story... begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they must withstand nature at its most extreme. Their humanity is further tested when they meet a teenage runaway who begs to join them on their quest"--Container.
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