The Way, My Way

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The Way, My Way is the charming and captivating true story of a stubborn and amusingly self-centered Australian man who decides to walk the 800 kilometer-long Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route through Spain. He doesn't know why he's doing it, but one step at a time it will change him and his outlook on life forever. Based on Bill Bennett's best selling memoir of the same name, The Way, My Way has been described by Camino elder statesman Johnnie Walker as the most authentic film ever made about the Camino.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

This is a quiet, gentle, uplifting film about freeing oneself from the everyday and discovering the comfort of strangers - though not in the way Ian McEwan imagines.

Rated: 3/5

May 28, 2024

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Luke Buckmaster

Guardian

The Way, My Way is hardly riveting viewing -- but its softly inquisitive, life-affirming spirit is hard to hate.

Rated: 3/5

May 16, 2024

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A profound, warm and captivating journey that will nourish your heart, mind and soul.

Mar 1, 2025

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

The Way, My Way is a film that delivers exactly what the marketing is promising. This is a cheerful, modest and good-hearted movie – and I hope it finds the audience it deserves.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 26, 2024

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

The journey appears as a ramble but slowly takes form as Bill nears his destination and brings new meaning to that lovely old cliche about how every ending is really a new beginning...a modest, finely etched, uplifting Australian film.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 17, 2024

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T

Great independent true story film about one man’s journey walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. I saw an early screening in California and really hope it gets a wider release in the US.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Buck G

I loved the message. I walked the entire Camino de Santiago and I had great memories of it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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ronald m

It should have included more of the country side and towns.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Anita S

Very nice cinematography, ethos was spot on. Maybe could have used more scenes re walking the Camino. Overall a sweet movie having walked the Camino, I would have liked a bit more on what one sees en route, lodging in albergues, etc. to entice others to walk this fabulous pilgrimage.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Danna P

Very enjoyable. Lovely story about the Way of St James.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Loved it

Such an honest and beautiful portrait of the challenges we face as humans and the importance of connection, travel, and openness. The cinematography is gorgeous, the struggles along the trek feel palpable, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/25

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The Way, My Way is the charming and captivating true story of a stubborn and amusingly self-centered Australian man who decides to walk the 800 kilometer-long Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route through Spain. He doesn't know why he's doing it, but one step at a time it will change him and his outlook on life forever. Based on Bill Bennett's best selling memoir of the same name, The Way, My Way has been described by Camino elder statesman Johnnie Walker as the most authentic film ever made about the Camino.

Director: Bill Bennett
Producer: Bill Bennett, Jennifer Cluff
Screenwriter: Bill Bennett
Distributor: Outsider Pictures
Production Co: BJ Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 38m