The Way Back
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The Way Back is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Peter Weir about a group of prisoners escaping a Soviet Gulag and trekking thousands of miles to freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Way Back canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10248356 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Way Back Context triple: [Saoirse Ronan, notableWork, The Way Back]
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A.
A Way Back In
A Way Back In is a film associated with American producer and makeup artist Kimber Lynn Eastwood, reflecting her work in the entertainment industry.
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B.
The Road Home
The Road Home is a 1999 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, known for its lyrical storytelling and evocative cinematography depicting a young woman's devotion to her beloved.
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C.
The Road Home
The Road Home is a reflective work by author Sue Smith that explores themes of belonging, personal journey, and the meaning of home.
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D.
The Way
The Way is a 2010 drama film directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen, following a father's pilgrimage along Spain's Camino de Santiago after the death of his son.
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E.
The Way
"The Way" is a 2013 pop-R&B single by Ariana Grande featuring Mac Miller that served as her breakout hit and introduced her to mainstream audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Way Back Target entity description: The Way Back is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Peter Weir about a group of prisoners escaping a Soviet Gulag and trekking thousands of miles to freedom.
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A.
A Way Back In
A Way Back In is a film associated with American producer and makeup artist Kimber Lynn Eastwood, reflecting her work in the entertainment industry.
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B.
The Road Home
The Road Home is a 1999 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, known for its lyrical storytelling and evocative cinematography depicting a young woman's devotion to her beloved.
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C.
The Road Home
The Road Home is a reflective work by author Sue Smith that explores themes of belonging, personal journey, and the meaning of home.
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D.
The Way
The Way is a 2010 drama film directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen, following a father's pilgrimage along Spain's Camino de Santiago after the death of his son.
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E.
The Way
"The Way" is a 2013 pop-R&B single by Ariana Grande featuring Mac Miller that served as her breakout hit and introduced her to mainstream audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Long Walk
NERFINISHED
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memoir by Sławomir Rawicz ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alexandru Potocean
NERFINISHED
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Colin Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Dragos Bucur NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustaf Skarsgård NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Sturgess NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ Saoirse Ronan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Irena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janusz Wieszczek NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Valka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Russell Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Burkhard Dallwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Australia
ⓘ
France ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Peter Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Monolith Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newmarket Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Lee Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure drama film
ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
escape from Soviet Gulag
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long-distance trek ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Gobi Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Makeup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Joni Levin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | world premiere at Telluride Film Festival 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 133 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Keith R. Clarke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1940s
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World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Way Back Description of subject: The Way Back is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Peter Weir about a group of prisoners escaping a Soviet Gulag and trekking thousands of miles to freedom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.