That's why he joins Janusz in the escape, but he softens up a bit as their trek goes on. ED HARRIS plays an American engineer imprisoned in the labor camp who, following the murder of his teenage son, is initially only interested in self-preservation.While the rookie there, he becomes the unofficial leader during the escape, directing the group south in the hopes of making it to freedom in China and then India. JIM STURGESS plays a Polish soldier wrongly accused (including by his wife) of spying and sabotage and thus imprisoned in a Soviet prison labor camp in 1940.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Unless they're fans of someone in the cast or are interested in the subject matter, it doesn't seem likely. With the goal of making it to freedom in China and then later in India, the group must contend with varied weather and terrain conditions, worries about being discovered and captured, and the fact that they have thousands of miles to go. Yet, the group trudges on, eventually making their way out of the snow and eventually picking up Polish street teen, Irena (SAOIRSE RONAN). The camp guards quickly give up their pursuit, figuring the men will soon be dead from the weather. He's joined by Smith and Valka, as well as Zoran (DRAGOS BUCUR), Tamasz (ALEXANDRU POTOCEAN), Kazik (SEBASTIAN URZENDOWSKY) and Voss (GUSTAF SKARSGARD). After doing hard labor in the snowy cold and then sweltering mines, he decides to make his break. He's also imprisoned there along with many others, including criminal Valka (COLIN FARRELL) who's racking up a bad gambling debt to even more menacing thugs than himself.ĭespite being told that the real prison is the harsh Siberian climate as well as locals who would likely kill any escapees if caught, Janusz can't get the idea of escape out of his mind. There, he's befriended by Khabarov (MARK STRONG), an actor who always talks of plotting an escape, but never does anything about it, a fact pointed out by American engineer, Mr. PLOT: It's 1940 and Polish soldier Janusz (JIM STURGESS) has been accused of spying and sabotage, including by his wife, and thus is sent off to a Soviet prison labor camp in Siberia. QUICK TAKE: Drama: A small group of POWs escape from a Siberian labor camp and walk thousands of miles to freedom.
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