Janusz Quotes in The Way Back (2010)

Mr. Smith: In the camps, some saw death as freedom.

Janusz: Then why didn't you just kill yourself?

Mr. Smith: Survival was a kind of protest. Being alive was my punishment.

Janusz: Punishment for what?

Mr. Smith: I brought David to Russia.

Janusz: And now no one can forgive you. And you can't forgive yourself...

[last lines]

Man: Where have you come from?

Janusz: Siberia.

Man: Siberia?

Religious man: [speaks to crowd in unknown language]

Man: And how did you come, sir?

Janusz: We walked.

Man: Walked?

[crowd noise]

[first lines]

[in Polish, using English subtitles]

Interrogator: [presents pen to sign confession]

Janusz: No.

Interrogator: Bring in the witness.

Janusz's Wife, 1939: [brought in]

Interrogator: Do you know this man? His name?

Janusz's Wife, 1939: Janusz Wieszczek.

Interrogator: Witness, what's your relationship with this man?

Janusz's Wife, 1939: [crying] I am his wife.

Interrogator: Accused, do you confirm this?

Janusz's Wife, 1939: Yes.

Interrogator: Witness, what do you have to say about the accused?

Janusz's Wife, 1939: [agonizing] From his conversation, I have come to know he is critical of the Party, especially the leader of the Soviet people, Comrade Stalin.

Janusz: What have they done to you?

Janusz: We are not criminals. We are escaping from criminals.

Janusz: Why would an American move to Russia for God sakes?

Irena: The Depression.

Janusz: [eating snake] Tastes like chicken.

Zoran: Yeah. A big black poisonous chicken with no legs.