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AUSTRALIA · 2010

The Way Back

Peter Weir
escape and freedom survival against odds international cooperation World War II human resilience
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Synopsis

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.

Year2010
CountryAustralia
DirectorPeter Weir
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