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Bill Bennett was looking for something when he set out on the ancient pilgrimage route called El Camino de Santiago. What exactly, he didn’t know. All he knew for certain was an urge had taken hold, tugging him westward across the rolling green hills and sun-baked villages of northern Spain.

His footsteps retraced those of countless souls who’d come before, drawn as if by some hidden magnetic force to the shrine of Saint James in the city of Santiago. For a thousand years, pilgrims have journeyed along this 800-kilometer way, seeking meaning, redemption, or simply an escape from life’s busyness.

Bennett wasn’t Catholic or especially devout, yet he too felt the pull. So with a knapsack and sturdy boots, he embarked on the journey, not sure what lay ahead but open to letting the Camino work its healing magic. The film The Way, My Way recounts his transformative trek,...

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Adapted from Bill Bennett’s memoir, this film about his time hiking the 800km trail celebrates life’s simplest pleasures: walking, talking, imbibing

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.

Exclusive: UK sales outfit Sc Films International has acquired world rights to Australian comedy The Way, My Way and will launch sales at the upcoming Cannes market.

The pic is an adaptation of a memoir of the same name by author-filmmaker Bill Bennett. The book follows Bennett as he attempts to walk the Camino de Santiago — an 800km pilgrimage trail across the top of Spain. The story is described as the tale of “a man at a pivotal point in his life, searching for meaning, and finding himself on the walk.”

Bennett has written and directed the film, which stars Chris Haywood, and Jennifer Cluff (Kiss Or Kill). The film will be theatrically released by Maslow Film Distribution in Australia and New Zealand on May 16 and Sc Films will screen the film in Cannes.

“I’m delighted to be working...