Director Peter Weir’s adventurous spirit is evident in most of his films.  Whether it’s surviving a plane crash (Fearless), exploring an Amish community (Witness), having the world watch your every move (The Truman Show), or traveling the high seas (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), Weir’s protagonists usually face a monumental and life altering challenge.  With the new film The Way Back, we follow the lives of several prisoners (which inclue Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, and Colin Farrell) who escape a Siberian gulag in 1940 and travel thousands of miles towards freedom, with just three of them making it to India.  Having been a lifelong fan of Weir’s films, I asked the director if there is a thematic motif that runs throughout most of his films.  CLICK on the media and listen to Peter Weir’s response, as he also talks about his own personal journeys as a youth.

Inspired by Slavomir Rawicz’s memoir The Long Walk Home: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom, The Way Back opens nationwide January 21st.

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posted by Greg Srisavasdi