The Way

"The Way" is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by Emilio Estevez), 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 son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't 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 "The Way," Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen), a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt), who is suffering from a bout of writer's block. From the unexpected and, oftentimes, 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 Tom's unresolved relationship with his son, he discovers the difference between "the life we live and the life we choose." THE WAY, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, was filmed entirely in Spain and France along the actual Camino de Santiago.

Junket interview with David Alexanian for The Way.

Trailer for The Way. From director Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen comes a modern-day odyssey the soulful journey of a man rocked by personal crisis who sets off on an epic mountain trek, thinking he is utterly lost, only to keep bumping into surprise moments of community, companionship and inspiration that begin to steer his way. This spirited road-movie-on-foot crosses territory that is alternately comic, adventurous and keenly moving, even as it becomes an unforeseen gift from a son to his father. Tom (Sheen) is an affluent California doctor who arrives in St. Pied de Port, France to collect the ashes of his venturesome son, Daniel (Estevez), who perished during a freak storm in the Pyrenees Mountains. Arriving in a daze, Tom intends to turn right back around for the home Daniel once dubbed an isolating bubble -- but at the last minute, he instead makes the most impulsive decision of his carefully ordered life. Following in his son s footsteps, quite literally, Tom begins to walk the 500-mile Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage that for more than 1000 years has been made by millions of around the world for every conceivable reason, from sheer adventure to searching for answers. Out of shape and out of sorts, Tom stumbles from the trailhead, defiantly on his own. He doesn t want solace, and he s not so sure he believes in salvation. But try as he might to escape, he keeps running into unwanted company including that of a sarcastic Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) trying to kick the habit, a hefty, hedonistic Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen) wining and dining his way through Spain, and a motor-mouthed Irish author (James Nesbitt) chasing the story that might blast through his writer s block. Step by step, stunning mile after stunning mile, as Tom makes his way through incidents both frightening and funny from raging rapids to Gypsy encounters -- he can t seem to help opening up to the breathtaking landscape, to his unavoidable companions and th

Part three of a junket interview with Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen for The Way.

Part two of a junket interview with Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen for The Way.

Part one of a junket interview with Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen for The Way.

'The Way' is an inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges of navigating a complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by Emilio Estevez), who died while walking the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James. Embarking on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son s memory, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen), a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irishman (James Nesbitt). Eventually, Tom discovers the difference between 'the life we live and the life we choose.' THE WAY, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, was filmed along the actual Camino de Santiago.

An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling "El camino de Santiago" from France to Santiago de Compostela.

Video journal for The Way, which shows the preparation of a scene with hundreds of hay bales and later shooting.

Video journal for The Way, which shows a scene in progress involving Martin Sheen and actors playing police.

Video journal for The Way, which shows a compilation of footage from Muxia, Spain.

Video journal for The Way, which shows filming in progress near and in a river.