Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess (21, Across the Universe) and Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna) star in director Peter Weir's THE WAY BACK, a drama that chronicles a group of war prisoners who escape their captors and journey through five countries.

In the above movie clip from THE WAY BACK, Colin Farrell threatens Jim Sturgess' character.


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 chronicling 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.


Rating:    Rated PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language.
Starring:    Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, and Colin Farrell
Directed By:    Peter Weir


The Way Back
Newmarket Films and Wrekin Hill Entertainment
Release: 01/21/2011