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The Way Back (2010)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
The Way Back poster

Overview

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.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film's central conflict, the struggle for individual freedom against a totalitarian communist state, and its championing of self-reliance and perseverance as solutions, align with themes often emphasized by conservative viewpoints.

The movie features a cast diverse in nationalities, accurately reflecting its historical setting without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on themes of survival and freedom, critiquing a political regime rather than traditional identities.

Secondary

The film portrays Christian faith as a source of hope, resilience, and moral strength for characters enduring extreme hardship, aligning the narrative with the virtues of the faith.

The film "The Way Back" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely dedicated to the harrowing survival and escape of prisoners from a Siberian gulag, focusing on their physical and mental endurance.

The film "The Way Back" is a historical drama depicting the escape of prisoners from a Soviet gulag. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it engage with transgender identity in its narrative.

The film primarily depicts the arduous survival journey of male escapees from a gulag. The only significant female character, Irena, joins the group later but is portrayed as a vulnerable survivor and does not engage in any direct physical combat against male opponents.

The film is an adaptation of a memoir, and its main characters, including the central group of escapees, maintain the same genders as depicted in the source material or historical accounts. No established character's gender was altered for the screen.

The film is a historical drama based on a real-life account of escapees from a Soviet Gulag. All major characters, based on historical or canonical descriptions, are portrayed by actors of the same race, primarily white Europeans. No instances of a race swap were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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7.3
Metacritic logo
6.6

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