Martin Sheen's new but not very advertised movie, "The Way," is more of an independent film. It revolves around four characters who join the pilgrimage to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela for their own various reasons under the folklore that said pilgrimage helps spiritual salvation.
Martin Sheen is carrying the burden and ashes of his dead son. He is first joined by a Dutch man who loves food but fights his weight as his wife stops sleeping with him. Later, they found an angry Canadian woman who is a victim of domestic violence and is trying to give up her addiction to smoking. Actually, she is inside carrying the guilt of an abortion. Lastly, they found an Irish writer suffering from writer's block, but he hates his commercial job of writing for a travelers' magazine.
As the movie evolves, the pilgrimage progresses, and their interaction intensifies. As they fight their psychological issues and try to find meaning in their journey and life, they realize that it is not important to fight a particular thing in life. What makes it worthwhile is sharing each other's burdens and joys in life.
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