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During World War II, after the Soviet invasion of Poland, young Polish army officer Janusz Wieszczek is held as a prisoner and interrogated by the NKVD. The Soviets, unable to get him to admit that he is a spy, take his wife into custody as well and severely torture her; from her they extort a statement condemning him.
Apr 29, 2024 · Where The Way Back most closely parallels real-life is in Jack's alcoholism mirroring Ben Affleck's own public struggles in recent years. The Way Back press tour has seen Affleck himself be very open in this regard, describing the impact alcoholism has made on both his career and his personal life.
Aug 1, 2022 · The Parallels Between The Way Back and Ben Affleck’s Life. To answer simply, no, ‘The Way Back’ is not based on a true story. However, it is closer to reality than you could possibly imagine. Gavin O’Connor is a former UPenn football star, who also played the sport through his high-school.
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 and walked, wandered and all but crawled...
Apr 30, 2024 · Although The Way Back is not a true story, Affleck was outspoken upon the film's release about his own battle with alcoholism and how that experience inspired some of the qualities of his character.
Mar 5, 2020 · The Way Back, a movie about an alcoholic named Jack (Ben Affleck) who is recruited to lead a flailing high school basketball team, might sound like a familiar story. So familiar, in fact,...
Jan 21, 2011 · The Way Back: Directed by Peter Weir. With Dragos Bucur, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Alexandru Potocean. Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.
