Directed by:
Emilio EstevezScreenplay:
Emilio EstevezCinematography:
Juan Miguel AzpirozComposer:
Tyler BatesCast:
Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger, Tchéky Karyo, James Nesbitt, Yorick van Wageningen, Renée Estevez, Ángela Molina, Simón Andreu, Carlos Leal (more)VOD (4)
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Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking The Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James. Driven by his profound sadness and desire to understand his son better, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, leaving his "California bubble life" behind. Armed with his son's backpack and guidebook, Tom navigates the 800 km pilgrimage from the French Pyrenees, to Santiago de Compostela in the north west of Spain, but soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. While walking The Camino, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, all broken and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen) a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt) who is suffering from a bout of "writer's block." From the hardship experienced along "The Way" this unlikely quartet of misfits create an everlasting bond and Tom begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again, and discovers the difference between "The life we live and the life we choose". (official distributor synopsis)
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The Way is a relaxing road (walking) movie about discovering and getting to know not only new people and places, but especially oneself. The characters are a well-portrayed bunch of four trekkers from different parts of the world, with whom you’ll laugh during the good times and root for them when they’re down. Emilio Estevez’s direction is laid-back but targeted and accurate. And most of all, it feels like he’s personally involved. A small, positive film with an atmosphere similar to Alexander Payne’s Sideways.
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Emilio Estevez proves that he is not only a quite capable actor but that he has a gift for writing a good story and eventually directing it. He quite cleverly cast his father, Martin Sheen, in the lead role, who shows that he is in a different league as an actor. And that's hardly saying anything. It's not about faith in God, it's about faith in ourselves and how we come to terms with our lives and what they bring.
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