Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, and Ed Harris star in this Peter Weir film.
Based upon a supposedly true story of a handful of men who escape from a gulag in Siberia in 1940. They brave the winter, the forests, mountains, and deserts during their 11-month 4,000 mile escape by journeying on foot across Mongolia, China, Tibet, to safety in India.
Not all of them make it.
Though a bit long and one-noted at times, Sturgess and Farrell are excellent, and there are many heart felt moments along the way...
It certainly makes you ponder the strength and stamina of the human spirit...
