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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Luke Buckmaster

The Way, My Way review – a pleasurable walk on the Camino de Santiago

A still from 2024 film The Way, My Way: Chris at Hontanas arrow
‘Bennett’s cranky old guy vibe helps counter what could’ve been an experience very sweet in the tooth’ … Chris Haywood as Bill Bennet in The Way, My Way. Photograph: Maslow Entertainment

If the objective behind this modestly enjoyable film about walking the Camino de Santiago was to get us in the mood for travelling on foot through a foreign country, taking intermittent wine breaks, then I certainly found it successful: open the Pinot and pass me a hiking pole!

Adapted by Bill Bennett from his 2013 memoir of the same name, The Way, My Way charts the Australian film-maker’s 800km journey through Spain to the tomb of St James, a journey undertaken by countless pilgrims over the years.

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