TheWayBackisadramaaboutagroupofprisonersandateenagegirlseekingtoescapethereachofthecommunistsin1941.

　　Looselybasedonatruestory,themoviefollowsthegroupfromtheirescapefromaSovietgulaginSiberia,throughtheGobiDesertandacrosstheHimalayas...allonfoot.It'swasanincrediblyperilousjourney,andmanyofthecharactersdonotmakeittotheend.Hunger,exposure,exhaustion,anddehydrationwerethealmostconstantcompanionsofthegroup,andtheytooktheirtoll.

　　Thegreatcast(includingColinFarrell,EdHarris,SaoirseRonan,andMarkStrong)reallymakesyoucareabouttheslowlybondinggroupastheytravelmileaftermilethroughharshconditionsanddangerousenvironments.TheWayBackmaynothavethethrillsofanactionblockbuster,butitkeptmyinterestthroughout.Agoodmovieaboutaveryinterestingsubject.