ACTORS BRAVE THE ELEMENTS IN THE NAME OF DRAMA.
The film is based on the true story of Slavomir Rawicz, who was arrested, tortured and then shipped off to a Siberian prison camp. His book (The Long Walk) tells the story of his escape and how he travelled across the desert to reach India with a group of fellow prisoners. The film version is called The Way Back. It’s directed by Peter Weir and stars Colin Farrell (as Valka, a Russian prisoner), Ed Harris (as Mr Smith, an American prisoner) and Jim Sturgess (as Janusz, a Polish prisoner).