They will face wolves, who inadvertently split a debate on cannibalism in a brutally animalistic scene, and a young girl, Irena (Saorise Ronan, "The Lovely Bones"), a mystery viewed with suspicion and as potential baggage who is saved by the kindly Zoran when they are gifted with bounty in the form of a baby moose stuck in some mud. It will be no surprise who succumbs first, although his death is laden with irony and invested with a strange beauty. Janusz has an idea, though, and makes face masks from birch bark, turning the travelers into an eerie sight. And it is the cover of snow that allows the seven to make their way into the woods, where they quickly realize how difficult their journey will be.
A group forms including Voss (Gustaf Skarsgård, "Evil," "Patrik Age 1.5"), a Latvian priest, Tomasz (Alexandru Potocean, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days")a pastry chef surviving with his talent for erotic drawing, Zoran (Dragos Bucur, "Police, Adjective"), a cynical accountant and a teenaged Pole, Kazik (Sebastian Urzendowsky, "The Counterfeiters"), who begs Janusz not to tell the others of his snowblindness. Janusz distinguishes himself with Smith by giving an old man his soup, a kindness Smith says can kill him. The Gulag is what one would expect - a harsh, cold environment with little food and its own social system. Sturgess is compiling quite an eclectic filmography and young Saorise Ronan gives an effecting performance as a surrogate daughter to the initially unyielding Harris. This is the type of war torn survival film that doesn't sound like it has anything new to offer, but Weir gives the film a gradual emotional build amidst radically changing landscapes. "The Way Back," which was screened for 2010 Oscar qualification, is a WWII true story underdog, like 2009's "Defiance" which also starred Harris, but a whole lot better.
Smith (Ed Harris, "Gone Baby Gone," "Appaloosa"), Russian street thug Valka (Colin Farrell, "In Bruges," "Crazy Heart") and a diverse handful of others to make a break to find "The Way Back." There's been a small surge of filmmakers returning after a long hiatus of late and Australian director Peter Weir ("Witness," "The Truman Show"), whose last film was 2003's "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," is the latest. With little but the elements to imprison him, Janusz makes plans with terse American Mr. During WWII, Janusz (Jim Sturgess, "Across the Universe," "21") is sent to a Siberian Gulag after his wife was forced to give evidence against him.
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