Directed by:
Peter WeirCinematography:
Russell BoydComposer:
Burkhard von DallwitzCast:
Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Alexandru Potocean, Gustaf Skarsgård, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Dragoș Bucur, Zahary Baharov (more)VOD (2)
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The film begins with Janusz, a Polish POW, being interrogated by a Soviet officer. Janusz refuses to admit his guilt. His wife is brought in to the room and forced to make a statement condemning Janusz. Janusz is sentenced to 20 years in the gulag. At the camp in Siberia, Janusz meets Mr Smith, an American; an actor named Khabarov; Valka, a hardened Russian criminal; Tomasz, who makes a living by sketching erotic drawings in exchange for food and clothes; Kazik, a Pole who suffers from night blindness; Voss, a Latvian priest; and Zoran, a Yugoslav accountant. Khabarov confides to Janusz that he has a plan for escaping. Khabarov's proposed route is south to Mongolia, passing Lake Baikal. Mr Smith tells Janusz that Khabarov is fantasising about his desire to escape in order to improve his own morale, and that, in his opinion, escape is impossible. Janusz maintains his resolve. (Entertainment One)
(more)Cast
![Jim Sturgess](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/783/160783725_4406b1.jpg)
Jim Sturgess
UK
Best movies:
The Best Offer (2013)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
![Colin Farrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/128/166128398_8707d5.jpg)
Colin Farrell
Ireland
Best movies:
Thirteen Lives (2022)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Phone Booth (2002)
![Ed Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886198_74013e.jpg)
Ed Harris
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The Truman Show (1998)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
![Saoirse Ronan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/577/162577428_756d0e.png)
Saoirse Ronan
USA
Best movies:
Loving Vincent (2017)
Atonement (2007)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
![Mark Strong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/160/165160279_29ca4c.jpg)
Mark Strong
UK
Best movies:
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
The Long Firm (2004) (TV movie)
Stardust (2007)
Alexandru Potocean
Romania
Best movies:
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (2007)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
The Whistleblower (2010)
![Gustaf Skarsgård](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/408/161408935_efa165.jpg)
Gustaf Skarsgård
Sweden
Best movies:
Evil (2003)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Kon-Tiki (2012)
![Sebastian Urzendowsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/786/167786197_d62taf.jpg)
Sebastian Urzendowsky
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Counterfeiters (2007)
A Good Boy (2008) (TV movie)
![Dragoș Bucur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/136/794/136794883_9fc922.jpg)
Dragoș Bucur
Romania
Best movies:
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
The Way Back (2010)
The Paper Will Be Blue (2006)
![Zahary Baharov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279136_2e5fe5.jpg)
Zahary Baharov
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
The Way Back (2010)
Zift (2008)
![Valentin Ganev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656164_4b4d42.jpg)
Valentin Ganev
Bulgaria
Best movies:
East/West (1999)
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
The Way Back (2010)
Sattar Dikambayev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Way Back (2010)
I yeshchyo odna noch Shakherezady... (1984)
Hal Yamanouchi
Japan
Best movies:
Dem Mörder verfallen - Eine Frau in Gefahr (1999) (TV movie)
The Way Back (2010)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Dejan Angelov
Best movies:
The Way Back (2010)
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
The Turkish Gambit (2005)
Irinei Konstantinov
Bulgaria
Best movies:
A Love to Hide (2005) (TV movie)
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
The Octopus (1984) (series)