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The Way

The Way

20094.01h 30m

Overview

Aleksey is an ordinary young man living in Russia during the 1990s. Like most of his contemporaries, he is looking for a way to survive. The easiest way is the way of crime. He joins a gang. Fortunately, his fate takes a sudden turn and he manages to find the right path. The film also addresses global terrorism, one of the most important and painful issues of today's world. The main characters of the film, together with their American colleagues, take part in a special operation to destroy a band of international terrorists and drug traffickers.

Directed by Vladimir Pasichnik
Written by Aleksandr Chervonenko
Produced by Iskander Galiev, Vitaly Malyy
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0M0

Top Cast

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Commander

Oleg Taktarov

Oleg Taktarov

Polkovnik Dilov

Nikolay Valuev

Nikolay Valuev

Zver

Aleksandr Yatsko

Aleksandr Yatsko

Khomchik

Ivan Kokorin

Ivan Kokorin

Tofik

Artyom Mikhalkov

Artyom Mikhalkov

Dima

Boris Mironov

Boris Mironov

Papik

D

Dzhamal Azhigirey

Chen

Dmitriy Nosov

Dmitriy Nosov

Aleksey

I

Irina Chashchina

Nastya

Themes & Keywords

freedom

About The Way

The Way is a action, adventure film released in 2009 exploring themes of freedom. Directed by Vladimir Pasichnik, it stars Michael Madsen, Oleg Taktarov, Nikolay Valuev. Aleksey is an ordinary young man living in Russia during the 1990s. Like most of his contemporaries, he is looking for a way to survive. The easiest way is the way of crime. He joins a gang. Fortunately, his fate takes a sudden turn and he manages to find the right path. The film also addresses global terrorism, one of the most important and painful issues of today's world. The main characters of the film, together with their American colleagues, take part in a special operation to destroy a band of international terrorists and drug traffickers.

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