Valka — The Way Back Character Profile

About Valka

Hardened Russian criminal in the Gulag. He idolizes Stalin and refuses to cross the border into Mongolia, choosing to stay behind while the rest of the group continues their journey.

Character Facts

Played by

Colin Farrell

Appears in

The Way Back (2010)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Valka — Social Fellow Prisoner — Janusz Wieszczek (Jim Sturgess)

  Shared incarceration in the harsh Gulag system.

• Valka — Alliance Escape Companion — Kazik (Sebastian Urzendowsky)

  Shared initial survival phase.

• Valka — Alliance Escape Companion — Zoran (Dragoș Bucur)

  Shared initial survival phase.

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