Overview
A harrowing journey of survival and hope unfolds as a soldier fights to return home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- austere
- tense
- melancholic
- historical film night
- serious movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Forell’s 14,000-kilometer escape unfolds through Siberian mines, trains, boats, wilderness, and foot travel over several years.
Forell repeatedly battles Siberian cold, isolation, hunger, animals, and dangerous terrain while traveling home.
The plot follows a German prisoner of war escaping a Soviet labor camp in 1949 and trying to reach his family in Prussia.
Prosecutor Kamenev tracks Forell throughout the escape, repeatedly threatening to end his route home.
Films like As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me, and why
The Great Escape
shared prisoner-of-war drama, escape narrative, endurance, and wartime historical setting
The Way Back
shared survival adventure, arduous journey, hostile wilderness, and human resilience
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
shared war drama, captivity, escape, and morally serious historical storytelling
Rescue Dawn
shared epic survival journey, bleak landscapes, and determined protagonists pursuing freedom
Movie Details
- Director
- Hardy Martins
- Release Date
- 2001-12-12
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (159)
Cast
- Bernhard Bettermann
- Michael Mendl
- Anatoliy Kotenyov
- André Hennicke
- Hans Peter Hallwachs
- Hans-Uwe Bauer
- Antonio Wannek
- Irina Narbekova
- Pavel Lebeshev
- Aleksandr Efremov
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me about?
- A German prisoner’s three-year escape across Siberia becomes a grueling, visually expansive testament to endurance, freedom, and devotion to family.
- What is As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me as moderate.
- Which films are like As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Escape, The Way Back, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, and Rescue Dawn.
- How long is As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me?
- As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me runs 158 minutes.
- Where can I watch As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me?
- In United States, As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
