01 May 1997
Visas and Virtue
Europe, 1940. For thousands of Jews, a Japanese diplomat and his wife defy Tokyo and the Nazis, and offer visas, for life.
The Way Back
Their escape was just the beginning.
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.
Top Billed 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
Ігор Гнєзділов Bohdan
Stanislav Pishtalov Commandant
Mariy Grigorov Lazar
Nikolay Stanoev Yuri
Stefan Shterev Cook
Йордан Биков Garbage Eater #1
Ruslan Kupenov Garbage Eater #2
Nikolay Mutafchiev Guard #1
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