Escape poster

Escape( 2024)

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Fear a meaningless life, not death itself

Overview

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lee Je-hoon

      Lim Kyu-nam

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      Koo Kyo-hwan

      Lee Hyun-sang

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      Hong Xa-bin

      Kim Dong-hyuk

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      Seo Hyun-woo

      Major Cha

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      Lee Sung-wook

      Lieutenant Hong

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      Yoo Tae-joo

      Captain Ryu

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      Jung Jun-won

      Second Lieutenant Park

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      Jang Young-nam

      Dong-hyuk's Mother

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      Song Kang

      Min Sun-woo

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      Esom

      Nomad Leader

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      Lee Ho-jung

      Girl with Rifle

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      Shin Hyun-ji

      Sang-gu's Sister

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      Lee Ho-cheol

      Drunken General

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      Kim Sang-heun

      Officer Jung

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      Park Yoon-hee

      Director of the General Political Department

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      Woo Jeong-won

      Director's Wife

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      Cha Soon-bae

      Division Commander

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      Song Yo-sep

      Battalion Commander

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      Jin Yong-uk

      Company Commander

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      Jang Yo-hoon

      Squad 1

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      O Seung-baek

      Squad 2

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      Jung Ha-neul

      Rifle

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      Lee Tae-young

      On-call

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      Choi Min-woo

      Division Officer

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      Bae Cheol-soo

      Radio DJ

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      Park Ga-young

      Ballroom Woman

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      Kim Da-Sol

      Company Commander

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      Kim Yoon-bae

      Wandering Man

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      Lee Seung-yong

      Security guard

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      Kim Han-sang

      Ballroom Officer

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      Lee Moo-nyoung

      Ballroom Officer

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    A review by MovieGuys

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    Written by MovieGuys on Fri Sep 06 2024
    Having seen the trailers for Escape I looked forward to this film but somehow, it didn't quite live up, to my expectations. On the upside there is a lot of decent action and characterisations. The two main protagonists, the soldier trying to defect to the South and the North Korean senior officer, pursing him, are well rendered and inherently interesting. That said, Escape fails to bring things together in a wholly satisfying way. It repeatedly builds and dissipates tension over the course of the film, making the experience feel uneven and at times, a little repetitive. On a differ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    13368094.00

    Keywords

    • desertion
    • dmz
    • north korean defector
    • korean army
    • inter-korean relations
    • north korean