The Way
It's a different type of road movie and it's also a father-son story. Tom Avery (played by Martin Sheen) gets the news that his son Daniel (played by Sheen’s son Emilio Estevez) has died in France. When Tom goes to France to claim his son’s body, he learns that his son was in the process of taking the pilgrimage called “El Camino de Santiago.”
Scene from the film of pilgrims on "The Way."
Tom decides to go on this pilgrimage. The rest of this film tells the story of Tom’s journey and the interesting cast of characters he meets and travels with along “the way.”
The way is in France and Spain. Part of it goes through Basque country. Here's an aside: Basque culture is quite interesting and their area's economy has been invigorated by the growth of Worker Cooperatives. For those of you curious to know more about the topic of Basque and Worker Cooperatives, check it out.
Emilio Estevez also directed and wrote the screenplay. I found it to be an entertaining and heartwarming film.
The way is in France and Spain. Part of it goes through Basque country. Here's an aside: Basque culture is quite interesting and their area's economy has been invigorated by the growth of Worker Cooperatives. For those of you curious to know more about the topic of Basque and Worker Cooperatives, check it out.
Emilio Estevez also directed and wrote the screenplay. I found it to be an entertaining and heartwarming film.
It's interesting to note that Emilio's son fell in love with and married a young woman while he was in Northern Spain. He decided to live there with her.
Here's the trailer:
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Here's the trailer:
