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Denounced by his wife as a possible spy in 1939, Janusz (Jim Sturgess) finds himself in a remote Siberian labor camp. Faced with brutal conditions inside and out, Janusz is determined to escape. A blizzard provides him with the perfect opportunity, and he and a small group of fellow prisoners make a break for it. Escape, however, is the easy part, for Janusz and his companions face a 4,000 mile trek on foot through the frozen Himalayas before they can truly be free.

2010 · 2h 7m
Director Peter Weir

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Denounced by his wife as a possible spy in 1939, Janusz (Jim Sturgess) finds himself in a remote Siberian labor camp. Faced with brutal conditions inside and out, Janusz is determined to escape. A blizzard provides him with the perfect opportunity, and he and a small group of fellow prisoners make a break for it. Escape, however, is the easy part, for Janusz and his companions face a 4,000 mile trek on foot through the frozen Himalayas before they can truly be free.

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Average 6.8
Reviews 137
Fresh 100
Rotten 37

Information

Studio
Alliance Vivafilm
Released
2010
Run Time
2 hr 7 min
Rated
14A Coarse Language, Violence, Disturbing Content
Content Advisories
Criminal Activity, Sexual Content, Violence, Horror, Alcohol Consumption, Smoking or Tobacco Use, Language
Regions of Origin
United States, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, India, Poland
© 2010 Siberian Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Distributed by Alliance Films. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, French (Canada), Russian, Polish
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.