The Soviet government set up many prisoner-of-war camps and labor camps in its own country and in the occupied countries. The Russian abbreviation of the management department of this labor camp is Gulag. The starting point of the film's story is such a Gulag, which is adapted from the memoirs of Slavomir Lavitz. This memoir chronicles the story of how he was captured by the army in a concentration camp after Poland was occupied by the Soviet Union, and then managed to escape with a few of his companions. In 1956, Lavitz, who escaped from the dead, dictated this memoir called "The Long Road
." In 2006, the BBC produced a documentary about Lavitz and his "journey", hoping to find some evidence of the real existence of this escape. It was this "textuality" documentary that let Australian director Peter Weir know the story of Ravitz for the first time. This story has been lingering in Peter Weir's mind, and gradually formed the idea of shooting a movie
. Just a few days after the documentary was broadcast, an old Polish man named Witold Glinski found the BBC, and he told the producers of the BBC that he was the prototype of the protagonist of the documentary. After getting to know it, Will was more certain about his idea of putting "The Long Road" on the screen
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The Way Back Creative background
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Extended Reading
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Virginie 2022-04-21 09:02:17
This road has been traveled for nearly half a century.
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Milo 2022-04-21 09:02:17
But they will die free men. Thank you for Russia's protection and will never come back. The difference between a mirage and the real is to see if there are birds. Various kinds of spiritual rule invented by human beings in pursuit of rights. The capital is Lhasa.
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[first lines]
[in Polish, using English subtitles]
Interrogator: [presents pen to sign confession]
Janusz: No.
Interrogator: Bring in the witness.
Janusz's Wife, 1939: [brought in]
Interrogator: Do you know this man? His name?
Janusz's Wife, 1939: Janusz Wieszczek.
Interrogator: Witness, what's your relationship with this man?
Janusz's Wife, 1939: [crying] I am his wife.
Interrogator: Accused, do you confirm this?
Janusz's Wife, 1939: Yes.
Interrogator: Witness, what do you have to say about the accused?
Janusz's Wife, 1939: [agonizing] From his conversation, I have come to know he is critical of the Party, especially the leader of the Soviet people, Comrade Stalin.
Janusz: What have they done to you?
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Mr. Smith: Kindness. That will kill you here.