Road to Freedom (2010)
The action begins in Poland in 1940. The Polish army officer Janusz (Jim Sturgess), a prisoner of the Soviets is convicted of espionage after being falsely accused by his wife. Weeks later, Janusz is sent to a Siberian Gulag along with hundreds of other prisoners considered dangerous by the regime of Stalin. There, amid a hostile environment, Janusz meet other colleagues as Valka dangerous criminal (Colin Farrell) or Smith (Ed Harris), an American detained for no reason too real for that. All of them, along with other prisoners plan a daring escape and a flight to the Far East walking across a vast expanse of the USSR.
Seven years later having filmed his latest work with the estimable "Master and Commander ", the Australian director Peter Weir has taken up the address with this epic tale set in stains sinister prison system (or Gulags) of USSR. With a script based on different sources, but mainly drinking autobiographical account of the Polish writer Slavomir Rawicz entitled The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom ("The incredible walk, the true story of an expedition to Freedom "), the film deals with an issue-that of the POWs in the USSR and its epic flight-is reminiscent of the German production " far as my feet carry ", while Weir has had production means much more luxurious than its predecessor. It is noteworthy that questioned the veracity of the story Rawicz in his book, and even it has been speculated that the author was actually liberated by the Soviets after the German invasion, and would only translate into his work the heard stories of other prisoners actually escaped the Gulag. In any case, it said Weir discusses his film " A fictional story based on real events ."
Entering
assess the film, the truth is that in its formal aspects, Journey to Freedom offers a touch typical of small-scale productions of Weir. In that regard, photography, setting, and the footage in spectacular outdoor scenery are first class. However, in the narrative level, in my point of view this film does not reach the same level of dramatic intensity that if I pass Master and Commander. The first part of the film, showing the Gulag environment, condensed for my taste the best of the narrative, combining an intelligent presentation of the characters with a realistic description of appalling conditions of the Stalinist prison camps. However
from the time of flight-shot, of course, with little drama, the film becomes more conventional, showing a series of adventures experienced by the characters go through their extensive tour which would seem somewhat linear and lacking in capacity to surprise the viewer, beyond the spectacular panoramas of turn sequences. This is despite the introduction of action scenes are well filmed, and despite the good work of interpretation of the key players among them the always effective Ed Harris, and Jim Sturgess , despite which a the film lacks a "plus" to excite the viewer.
from the time of flight-shot, of course, with little drama, the film becomes more conventional, showing a series of adventures experienced by the characters go through their extensive tour which would seem somewhat linear and lacking in capacity to surprise the viewer, beyond the spectacular panoramas of turn sequences. This is despite the introduction of action scenes are well filmed, and despite the good work of interpretation of the key players among them the always effective Ed Harris, and Jim Sturgess , despite which a the film lacks a "plus" to excite the viewer.
In short, " Road to Freedom" will remain in a proper epic story of dyes, with a formal and visual look very polished, but somewhat lacking nerve in the narrative section. However, it is an interesting story, well filmed, that does not detract one viewing.
Rating: 6 / 10
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