The Way Back

"The Way Back" is based on true events of the escape of soldiers from a Siberian gulag way back in 1940. It is based on several sources, most notably the Slavomir Rawicz book "The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom."
The book is Rawicz's account of being captured by the Red Army in 1939 and his journey to freedom with other inmates. The group crossed the Siberian arctic, the Gobi desert and the Himalayas, finally settling in Tibet and India.

With major actors like Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan, this movie has been highly expected moviegoers. Directed Peter Weir, produced by: Keith Clarke, John Ptak and Guy East. The way back will be on theaters starting on January 21, 2011.