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The Way

The Way

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

20107.12h 8m

Overview

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.

Directed by Emilio Estevez
Written by Emilio Estevez, Jack Hitt
Produced by David Alexanian, Julio Fernández, Emilio Estevez
Box Office0Revenue: $13.9M

Top Cast

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Tom

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

Daniel

Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Sarah

Yorick van Wageningen

Yorick van Wageningen

Joost

James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt

Jack

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Captain Henri

Ángela Molina

Ángela Molina

Angelica

Carlos Leal

Carlos Leal

Jean

Simón Andreu

Simón Andreu

Don Santiago

Eusebio Lázaro

Eusebio Lázaro

El Ramón

Themes & Keywords

spainfranceparent child relationshippilgrimageroad trippilgrimtravelpyrenees mountain ridgedeath of sonsaint-jacques-de-compostellepèlerinagecamino de santiago

About The Way

The Way is a adventure, comedy, drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of spain, france, parent child relationship, pilgrimage, road trip, pilgrim. Directed by Emilio Estevez, it stars Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger. 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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