Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man's struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film details their perilous & uncertain journey to freedom, as they cross deserts, mountains, & several nations.

Keywords: escape, india, gulag, american, thug, based-on-memoir-or-autobiography,

Title: The Way Back
Imdb rate: 7.3
Imdb votes: 103,079
Year: 2010
Language: Tibetan, Mongolian, English, Russian, Polish
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Poland, India
Director: Peter Weir
Writers: Keith R. Clarke (screenplay), Slavomir Rawicz (novel), Peter Weir (screenplay)
Actors:
Dragos Bucur
Colin Farrell
Ed Harris
Alexandru Potocean

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.