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"The Way" is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by ), killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his sons desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesnt plan on is the profound impact the journey will have on him and his "California Bubble Life". Inexperienced as a trekker, Tom soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. On his journey, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (), a Canadian () and an Irish writer (), who is suffering from a bout of writers block. From the unexpected and, often times, amusing experiences along the way, this unlikely quartet of misfits creates an everlasting bond and Tom begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again. Through Toms unresolved relationship with his son, he discovers the difference between "the life we live and the life we choose".
California-based ophthalmologist Tom Avery has had a strained relationship with his only offspring, late thirty-something Daniel Avery, ever since the death of Toms wife/Daniels mother. That strain is due to the differences in their life outlooks: Daniel feels Tom doesnt really live in his standard life, while Tom feels Daniel has no focus, the latest point of contention being Daniels decision to quit his post-graduate studies in their entirety truly to live and to find himself, the initial process being to hike on his own the 800km El Camino de Santiago as a pilgrim. Tom heads to Europe himself upon the news that Daniel was killed in an accident on the first day of his pilgrimage outside of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the French Pyrenees. In his grief, Tom, upon the suggestion of Captain Henri who was in charge of the the case, decides to have Daniels body cremated, not to bring the remains back to California (the easier transport being the reason for the suggestion), but using Daniels largely untouched gear to do the pilgrimage as father and son together, Tom spreading the ashes at key points along the way. This decision is despite Toms advanced age, not having prepared physically for such a grueling hike, and being a lapsed Catholic himself. In dealing with what he considers a very private matter of which no one knows except Captain Henri, Tom amasses some travel companions along the way, the first, a large Dutchman named Joost, who is able to put two and two together. Each of the three who end up traveling with Tom has a very different reason for doing the pilgrimage, those differences which may bring them closer together or tear them apart as companions as they deal with their individual core issues.
Martin Sheen
Tom
Emilio Estevez
Daniel
Deborah Kara Unger
Sarah
Yorick van Wageningen
Joost
James Nesbitt
Jack
Romy Baskerville
Eunice
Renée Estevez
Doreen
David Alexanian
Roger
William Holden
Cal
Spencer Garrett
Phil
Joe Torrenueva
Father Sandoval
Tchéky Karyo
Captain Henri
Stéphane Dausse
French Mortician
Ángela Molina
Angelica
Simón Andreu
Don Santiago
Patxi Pérez
Waiter
Joan Díez
Carlo
Carlos Leal
Jean
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