Peter Weir

Peter Weir’s follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man’s struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film details their perilous & uncertain journey to freedom, as they cross deserts, mountains, & several nations.

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this epic maritime adventure follows Captain Jack Aubrey, played by Russell Crowe, as he commands the HMS Surprise on a high-stakes mission to capture or…