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  2. The Way Back is a 2010 American survival film directed by Peter Weir, from a screenplay by Weir and Keith Clarke. The film is inspired by The Long Walk (1956), the memoir by former Polish prisoner of war Sławomir Rawicz , who claimed to have escaped from a Soviet Gulag and walked 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to freedom in World War II.

  3. Aug 1, 2022 · The Way Back is a sports drama about a former basketball star who struggles with alcoholism and finds redemption. The film is not based on a true story, but it closely mirrors Ben Affleck's own journey of recovery, which he filmed while in rehab.

  4. Apr 29, 2024 · The Way Back is a sports drama inspired by Ben Affleck's personal struggle with alcoholism, not a true story. The movie shows his character Jack Cunningham, a former basketball star, as he coaches his old school team and faces his demons.

    • Greg Macarthur
    • Da'vinchi
    • Gavin O'connor
  5. Apr 30, 2024 · WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for The Way Back. Jack finds redemption on his road to recovery from alcoholism through coaching a struggling basketball team. The film delves into themes of mourning, grief, and addiction, offering a darker take on the underdog sports story.

    • Greg Macarthur
    • Da'vinchi
    • Gavin O'connor
  6. The Way Back (titled Finding the Way Back in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2020 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby. It stars Ben Affleck in the main role, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, and Janina Gavankar, and follows an alcoholic construction worker who is recruited to become head coach ...

  7. Jan 21, 2011 · This movie tells their story and that of four others who escaped with them and a teenage girl, Irena Zielinska, who joins them in flight. The group's natural leader is Janusz Weiszczek, a Pole condemned by accusations secured by torturing his wife, spent much of his youth outdoors, and knows how to live in the wild.

  8. Jan 20, 2011 · By Manohla Dargis. Jan. 20, 2011. “The Way Back,” a heroically minded survival story from Peter Weir, tells the possibly true tale of a group of prisoners who fled a Soviet gulag in 1940...

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