Friday, September 19, 2025

Movies and books about The Camino de Santiago.

AI Overview Books & Movies for Camino Inspiration – Top Picks – U Walk
Popular films about the Camino de Santiago include the fictional drama The Way (2010) and the documentaries Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (2013) and I'll Push You (2017). Notable novels and books inspired by the pilgrimage are Paulo Coelho's The Pilgrimage and Shirley MacLaine's memoir The Journey, as well as memoirs like The Way, My Way by Bill Bennett.
Movies
The Way .
(2010): A fictional film starring Martin Sheen about a father who walks the Camino de Santiago after his son dies on the route. Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago .
(2013): A documentary following the real-life experiences of different pilgrims on the Camino.
I'll Push You . (2017): A documentary about two friends, one of whom uses a wheelchair, completing the Camino together.
Strangers on the Earth .
(2016): A documentary about a cellist's personal journey on the pilgrimage. The Camino Voyage .
(2018): A documentary about a group rowing a boat 2,500 km from Dublin to the Camino de Santiago.
Novels & Books
The Pilgrimage . by Paulo Coelho (1987): An early novel by the author about his own spiritual journey on the Camino.
The Way, My Way . by Bill Bennett: A memoir about the author's personal experiences walking the Camino de Santiago.
The Journey . by Shirley MacLaine: A memoir detailing MacLaine's own spiritual journey and experiences on the Camino.
The Way, My Way: A Camino Memoir . by Bill Bennett: The book on which the movie The Way, My Way is based.
The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit . by Karen G. Hill and Robert M. Hill: A book detailing a couple's personal journey on the pilgrimage.

Chinese movie--man pretending to be disabled--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4R3oi9zKnk