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The Way

You don't choose a life. You live one.

7.1(682)20102h 8m4

When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$13.9M
Language
French
  • spain
  • france
  • parent child relationship
  • pilgrimage
  • road trip
  • pilgrim
  • travel
  • pyrenees mountain ridge
  • death of son
  • saint-jacques-de-compostelle
  • pèlerinage
  • camino de santiago

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Behind the camera

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Spain, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-137 Oct 2011
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A15 Apr 2011
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG23 Nov 2011
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG10 Sept 2010
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical13 Jul 2012
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical25 Sept 2013
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1221 Jun 2012
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1213 May 2011
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical29 Jun 2012
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/619 Nov 2010
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical19 Oct 2010

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The Way was released on 10 September 2010.

Audience reviews

2
  • T

    tmdb28039023

    8/25/2022

    1/10

    Dr. Thomas Avery (Martin Sheen), an American ophthalmologist, goes to France following the death of his son Daniel, killed in the Pyrenees during a storm on the Camino de Santiago (aka the Way of St. James). We see, by way of flashback, that Thomas and Daniel's relationship was strained – and according to the former had been so "since his mother died." Daniel went to Europe without his father's blessing ("We agree…

  • C

    Crazypiglady

    1/30/2023

    8/10

    A thin but poignant plot takes us on a beautiful journey through Northern Spain. Along the way, Tom (Martin Sheen) is joined by three unwanted other travellers as he completes his dead son's journey along the Camino Way. Along the journey, they learn more about each other and share their stories. The film could have gone deeper into these stories but this would have taken the focus away from the main story of Tom's p…

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