
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
Cast

Ed Harris
Mr. Smith

Jim Sturgess
Janusz Wieszczek

Saoirse Ronan
Irena Zielińska

Colin Farrell
Valka

Mark Strong
Andrei Khabarov

Gustaf Skarsgård
Andrejs Voss

Dejan Angelov
Andrei

Dragoș Bucur
Zoran

Sally Brunski
Janusz's Wife, 1939

Alexandru Potocean
Tomasz Horodinsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky
Kazik

Zahari Baharov
Interrogator

Ihor Hniezdilov
Bohdan

Stanislav Pishtalov
Commandant
Mariy Grigorov
Lazar

Nikolay Stanoev
Yuri

Stefan Shterev
Cook

Yordan Bikov
Garbage Eater #1
Ruslan Kupenov
Garbage Eater #2

Nikolay Mutafchiev
Guard #1

Valentin Ganev
Guard #2

Anton Trendafilov
Steam Man

Pearce Quigley
The Professor

Sattar Dikambayev
Mongolian Horseman

Hal Yamanouchi
Official

Meglena Karalambova
Janusz's Wife, 1989

Irinei Konstantinov
Janusz, 1989
Crew

Peter Weir
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Keith R. Clarke
Screenplay
Slavomir Rawicz
Novel

Lee Smith
Editor

Russell Boyd
Director of Photography

Todor Chapkanov
First Assistant Director
Richard Goodwin
Second Assistant Director

Scott Rudin
Executive Producer
Adam Leipzig
Executive Producer
Guy East
Executive Producer
Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei
Executive Producer

Jonathan Schwartz
Executive Producer

Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Sana El Kilali
Production Supervisor
Emmanuel Pappas
Production Supervisor
Joni Levin
Producer
Nigel Sinclair
Producer
Keith Clark
Producer
John Stoddart
Production Design
Anton Bakarski
Camera Operator
Ivo Peitchev
Camera Operator
Miroslav Stoilov
First Assistant Camera
Emiliano Topai
First Assistant Camera
Neven Mihailova
Additional Camera
Lorenzo Senatore
Steadicam Operator
Odile Schalit
Casting Associate
Judith Bouley
Casting

Lina Todd
Casting
Salaheddine Benchegra
Casting
Poppy Bourchier
Casting
Buffy Hall
Casting

Mariana Stansheva
Casting
Vicky Wildman
Casting
Joseph Cigliano
Costume Supervisor
Bridget Ostersehlte
Costume Supervisor
Ina Damianova
Costume Supervisor
Mandira Shukla
Costume Supervisor
Wendy Stites
Costume Design
Victor Glushchenko
Animation
Yolanda Toussieng
Hair Department Head
Desislava Grozdeva
Hairstylist
Dimitrina Stoyanova
Hairstylist
Kathe Swanson
Hairstylist
Edouard F. Henriques III
Makeup Department Head
Robin Beauchesne
Makeup Artist

Greg Funk
Makeup Artist
Yana Stoyanova
Makeup Artist
Mark Vargo
Second Unit Cinematographer
Anna Hadzhieva
Art Department Coordinator
Aziz Rafiq
Art Department Assistant
Emil Gigov
Assistant Art Director, Carpenter

Richard King
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Berolzheimer
Sound Effects Editor
Michael W. Mitchell
Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Miller
Assistant Sound Editor

Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Phil Heywood
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bruce Emery
Dolby Consultant
Les Fiddess
Foley
Simon Hewitt
Foley
Linda Whittlesey
Foley
Jenny T. Ward
ADR & Dubbing
Tony Murtagh
ADR & Dubbing
Jason Troughton
Special Effects Coordinator
Dennis Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Graff
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tim Crosbie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Thwaites
Visual Effects Producer
Magdalena Wolf
Visual Effects Producer
Anna Creasy
Visual Effects Coordinator
Gemma James
Visual Effects Coordinator
Alex Meddick
Visual Effects Editor
Nick Murphy
Visual Effects Editor
Burkhard von Dallwitz
Original Music Composer
Emily Rogers Swanson
Music Editor
Plamen Slavov
Transportation Coordinator
Lubomir Evtimov
Transportation Coordinator
Duncan Henderson
Production Accountant
Rick Lisle
Dialogue Editor
Mohammed Amine Hlal
Rigging Gaffer
Goro Deyanov
Set Decoration

Simon Varsano
Still Photographer
Sylvie Chesneau
Script Supervisor
Zamfir Zamfirov
Carpenter
Vladimir Petkov
Carpenter

Velizar Peev
Stunts
Radoslav Ignatov
Stunts

Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov
Stunts

Trayan Milenov-Troy
Stunts

Stilyan Mavrov
Stunts
Krasimir Simeonov
Stunts

Elitsa Razheva
Stunts

Georgi Stanislavov
Stunts

Vencislav Stojanov
Stunts

Dian Hristov
Stunts

Georgi Manchev
Stunts

Teodor Tzolov
Stunts

Kaloian Vodenicharov
Stunt Coordinator

Yana Marinova
Stunt Double

Ivailo Dimitrov
Stunt Double

Danko Jordanov
Stunt Double
Colin Goodwin
Stunt Double
Dirk Buchmann
Property Master
Sunil Chabra
Property Master

Dea Kulumbegashvili
Assistant Director Trainee
Mulchand Dedhia
Gaffer
Hristo Idakiev
Gaffer
Tsvetanka Anachkova
Seamstress
Dimitar Ferdinandov
Seamstress
Maria Stoyanova
Seamstress
Rebecca Dunn
Digital Intermediate
Matthew M. North
Digital Intermediate
Anthos Simon
Digital Intermediate
Naomi J. Hall
Researcher
Kess Bonnet
Art Direction
Evgeni Yordanov
Leadman
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