A captivating epic

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2011)

Some truly wonderful photography with impressive scenery nicely enriching the spectacular story of an inspiring escape across the wilderness of Siberia. A truly impressive story of courage and conviction. Although disappointing to have not heard or had a caption of what happened to the other survivors at the end of the film, it still was a touching end. No bother about how authentic the story was, so long as it does not purport to be. Each of the characters were very believable and well acted. I felt the music score could have been more dramatic enhancing some of the landscape scenes. The length of the film was fine, and I did not find myself at all bored and looking at my watch.