The Way Back

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2020)

A group of gulag prisoners escape from a Siberian camp and walk 4,000 miles to safety in India.
A pretty much linear tale following a small group across tundra, desert and mountains and the terrible hardships they must face. This is told as you might expect from the brilliant Peter Weir, with his typical atmospheric touch and wonderful story telling gift. Leanesque in scope it is often exciting and sometimes moving, particularly in the desert scenes with some good performances with Farrell the only slightly misplaced note.
A good, solid, but not actually great adventure then with much to enjoy.