In 1941 three men walked out of the Himalayas into India. They had survived a 4000 mile walk to freedom. This film is dedicated to them.
Based on a real story, the film accounts the hardships a handful of convicts endured on their way out of a Siberian forced-labor camp and beyond into a greater prison. In a finely tuned balance between depicting a believable political setting on one hand and relating the feats and the personal drama of the fellowship on the other, these are two hours with their fair share of political statements. Having said that, the presentation manages to establish a non-provocative, clear-focused and digestible narrative tone that is consistently maintained all the way back. The likeable cast successfully effects to likeable, well-presented, adequately progressing characters, real and absurd in times absurd. The pace is nice and (naturally) quite a few things happen in a journey such as this to keep the spectator interested for the entirety of the film. Except for a couple of confusing scenes at the beginning of the story, the direction is great and compensates with enough repetition so that everything starts making sense after a while, all leading to a fulfilling, poignant finale. An interesting story, very well presented. Recommended.
Based on a real story, the film accounts the hardships a handful of convicts endured on their way out of a Siberian forced-labor camp and beyond into a greater prison. In a finely tuned balance between depicting a believable political setting on one hand and relating the feats and the personal drama of the fellowship on the other, these are two hours with their fair share of political statements. Having said that, the presentation manages to establish a non-provocative, clear-focused and digestible narrative tone that is consistently maintained all the way back. The likeable cast successfully effects to likeable, well-presented, adequately progressing characters, real and absurd in times absurd. The pace is nice and (naturally) quite a few things happen in a journey such as this to keep the spectator interested for the entirety of the film. Except for a couple of confusing scenes at the beginning of the story, the direction is great and compensates with enough repetition so that everything starts making sense after a while, all leading to a fulfilling, poignant finale. An interesting story, very well presented. Recommended.
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