El Camino de Santiago / The Way (Feature Film)
| When: | Friday, 22 February 2013 |
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| Where: | The Film Archive, Wellington |
| Time: | 5:30pm |
| Running time: | 135 minutes |
| Rating: | PG - Contains drug use and coarse language |
| Ticket price: | Free admission |
El Camino de Santiago / The Way
Director: Emilio Estevez
Writers: Emilio Estevez, Jack Hitt
With: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger
USA/Spain, 2010, 123 mins, PG-contains drug use and coarse language
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 his journey, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives...”
Preceding the screening will be a short address by Marc Grossman, an expert on El Camino. A short film The Way of St James (15 minutes) will also screen.
This screening is presented by the Embassy of Spain in support of the exhibition Memories of a Pilgrimage, a photographic exhibition at the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Wellington, 22-28 February. The address will begin at 5.30pm with The Way of St James starting at 6.15pm and the main feature at 6.30pm
Admission to the screening is free, seats are limited so please arrive early
