Description:

In 1941, three men reach India from Tibet, having walked 4000 miles after escaping a Siberian gulag. The film tells their story and that of four others who escaped with them and a teenage girl who joins them in flight. The group's natural leader is Janusz, a Pole condemned by accusations secured by torturing his wife; he knows how to live in the wilds. They escape under cover of a snowstorm: a cynical American, a Russian thug, a comic accountant, a pastry chef who draws, a priest, and a Pole with night blindness. They face freezing nights, lack of food and water, mosquitoes, an endless desert, the Himalayas, and moral questions of when to leave someone behind.

Year:

2011

Directed By:

Peter Weir

Written By:

Keith R. Clarke (screenplay) (as Keith Clarke), Slavomir Rawicz (novel), 1 more credit

Genres:

Adventure, Drama, History

Release Date:

21 January 2011 (USA)

Language:

English , Russian , Polish

Runtime:

133 min

Origin/Country:

USA | United Arab Emirates | Poland

Shooting Location:

Morocco