“The Way” a movie with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Ivar Rekve — 28 Comments ↓

“The Way” (available on DVD) is the name of a film that was released in 2010 in Spain, early 2011 in the UK and Ireland and will open September 30th 2011 in the USA. The film is a story of a father (Martin Sheen) that walks the Camino de Santiago with his sons (Emilio Estevez) ashes, from Saint Jean de Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela.

There have been written several very good reviews of this movie, here are a few:

Our own pilgrims also have their opinion on this movie, more on that here:

From the Camino de Santiago forum
Some more links and comments here

Have you seen it? Please add your thoughts in our Camino de Santiago forum here.

“The Way” in the media around the World:

“The Way” on NPR.

Interview of Martin Sheen by Channel 4 (UK)

The DVD of “The Way” is available on www.amazon.co.uk.

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Rmitchell400

How can I find out where this movie is playing?
- http://www.caminodesantiago.me Ivar
  
  Have a look here: http://theway-themovie.com/
- HDHunter
  
  The Way is an excellent film which most cinemas seem reluctant to show. My local cinema showed it once only on the Silver Screen at a midday showing. Other than that the nearest showing at the time was in the city of York, 176 miles away. Would dearly like to see it again, so please ‘where is this movie playing’?
- Phil
  
  Please dont watch it in a cinema, buy the DVD and savour it at home where you can watch over and over again, as you will always find something that you missed the first time. The humour is subtle the acting is first class and the direction is touching, very moving, brilliant film
DeeDiva

The movie “the Way” is INCREDIBLE! A MUST-SEE. Stephanie West made an error in this report. Martin Sheen’s birth name is Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez – not his father. His father’s name is Francisco Estevez, not Ramon.
nana1500

Loved this movie. Above all the cinematography was beautiful. It was poignant, & funny with a few surprises thrown in. Highly recommended.
Lauraluna9

My name is Laura Luna. In the movie THE WAY The silk ribbons attached to the Cruz de Ferro in Foncebadon were they leave the stones were attached there by me. I was walking with a group of friends from all over the world and I brought about two hundreds of prayers written in this ribbons from Miami, Florida, USA. The filming crew was walking a day behind us. It was a surprise to see them in the movie!!!
- Rreilly Witt
  
  I too am from Miami near the zoo. Can you tell me more about your journey?
JOan

Inspired us to make the pilgrimage summer, 2012!
http://www.facebook.com/v.ceulemans Vincent Ceulemans

A fantastic movie, very inspiring, sometimes funny, always beautiful!
Lyndita

A wonderful recall of our Camino past Setp/Oct 2011. Where can I purchase a copy??????I would absolutely love to own this movie and watch it a thousand times. Highly recommend everyone able walk the Walk once in their lifetime.
Lyndita
- littleanne
  
  Lyndita- How was th weather that time of year– I am just starting to play with the idea of going last week in Sept this year 2013
Drm447

Loved this movie. Beautiful scenery. Thought provoking story. We need more movies of this quality. They’re very rare these days.
Catguy001

Thank you
theparkie

To Laura Luna,
You taught art to my daughter many years ago. We have a project called ” 10 Parks in 10 Years” to benefit Parkinson’s Disease. We are planing to do The Camino(last 100 kilometers) as a way of fundraising for Team Fox. It will be done April 2014.
I would love to have some of your views, and experiences. We are also going to try and do a documentary. You can find us on Facebook as “The Walk for a cure” please come and join us there. It would be an honor to have such a great Artist comment for us. Miriam Pizarro
Bigdon

Fabulous movie showing the differences in natures, thoughts, feelings and emotions that people thrown together from disparate places have and how they pull together in the journey. The Camino is a brilliant backdrop that is thoroughly integral to the story.
Ellenv

Very inspiring wopuld love to walk it. made me cry…
Taotega

Scusate se qualcuno parla italiano vorrei tanto sapere se il film e uscito in completo???????anche in qualsiasi lingua!!!!!!!grazie.thanks!!!!
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Marco Pesce

Great movie. It has inspired my wife and I to walk the Camino in the spring of 2014.
Anil Dsouza

i saw this movie on the flight back home to India from Qatar. when the time comes i will surely do the walk all the way from France to Spain perhaps with my uncle who is a Jesuit priest
francesca

I am Francesca, I haven’t seen the film yet, but just the trailer hit my thoughts….if you dint try the camino you can say how it is…..I didnt do the frances yet, but I walked through the primitivo, and the portugues alone and last year the ingles with my 12 yo son…..I am waiting my children growing up to take the time of walking the frances or el del norte o el de laplata, this year I am thinking of the sanabres, but until the summer I dont know, the trailer made me cry just because I understand what is walking alone……and searching for something that you dont know, life is simply walking and that’s it!!!
Linda C.

Beautifully inspiring . Filled my heart. This film gave me the only chance to take this very spiritual walk…I felt a part of the group and loved them all. It’s a must for growing towards God . Jesus is with you the entire trip. The Estivezs have given us one great gift. God Bless you.
victor Morgado

This movie is authentic. What blew my mind was the incident of the stolen back pack in Burgos …incidentally that happened to me on the same spot it happened to the pilgrim in the movie! that was in 1991….my back pack was stolen from the same spot…and the thief was a young gypsy also..I mean, how surreal it could get? in my case, the thief got busted in a similar alley…I called the police and they did the rest. I had to spend the rest of the day in Burgos for the end of the siesta, for an officer to write his police report about the incident…the report itself is a beautiful long epic poem ( I kid you not) something like a chapter of el Cid…..
http://www.facebook.com/mike.hardy.5036 Mike Hardy

My transition from couch potato to pilgrim began the moment I put the DVD of this marvel of a movie in the player. Camino del Norte beckons in September 2013. Thankyou Emilio and Martin.
Luke

This movie introduced me to the Camino. It’s become a quest for me of sorts, wanting to walk my own Way.
compliance51

The Way inspired me …saw it 9/2012 began 4/21/2013. Am on it now approaching Astorga but took 2 days off to go to Oviedo where the Camara Santa is displayed @ the Cathedral of San Salvador..have been thru snow n SJPP ice in Val Carlos n rain all ovr Spain not just n the plains….very cold unusual year but the most amazing journey of my life…thanks to the Estavez’ family …everyone speaks of the movie on the camino…

“The Way” a movie with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez

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