A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
Directed by Peter Weir
escape
world war ii
soviet union
anti-communism
india
gulag
american
thug
based on memoir or autobiography
communism
political repression
ussr
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Ed Harris
Mr. Smith
Jim Sturgess
Janusz Wieszczek
Saoirse Ronan
Irena Zielińska
Colin Farrell
Valka
Mark Strong
Andrei Khabarov
Gustaf Skarsgård
Andrejs Voss
Dejan Angelov
Andrei
Dragoș Bucur
Zoran
Sally Brunski
Janusz's Wife, 1939
Alexandru Potocean
Tomasz Horodinsky
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Kazik
Zahari Baharov
Interrogator
Crew
Peter Weir
Director
Peter Weir
Screenplay
Lee Smith
Editor
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
Nigel Sinclair
Producer
Peter Weir
Producer
Scott Rudin
Executive Producer
Jonathan Schwartz
Executive Producer
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Richard King
Sound Designer
Greg Funk
Makeup Artist
Lina Todd
Casting
Popular Reviews
73 reviews
Clinkex
6.0★ · 03/12/26
It was fine. Beautiful scenery.
It was fine. Beautiful scenery.
ANWAR
7.0★ · 02/06/26
What an inspiring film with a great story ,even based on real life
What an inspiring film with a great story ,even based on real life
Oliver Smith
7.0★ · 10/08/25
Quite repetitive and slow at some points but it’s crazy how this was based on a true story.
Quite repetitive and slow at some points but it’s crazy how this was based on a true story.
Ellie HolmesPRO
6.0★ · 09/25/25
AMAZON PRIME BRING ME MY SUBTITLES
AMAZON PRIME BRING ME MY SUBTITLES
nepalac
5.0★ · 03/03/25
It's kinda like Fellowship of The Ring, but Mordor is a gulag and Sauron is just Stalin.
It's kinda like Fellowship of The Ring, but Mordor is a gulag and Sauron is just Stalin.
