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Quick Info

Rating

7.0/10

Release2010

Runtime2h 13m

StatusReleased

Budget$30,000,000

Revenue$24,172,201

Production

Exclusive Media

National Geographic Films

Image Nation Abu Dhabi

Exclusive Films

Monolith Films

Movie

The Way Back

2010

2h 13m

7.0

Drama

Adventure

History

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.

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