Escape (2024)

07/03/2024Action, Drama, Thriller1h 36m
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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

  1. Cast 1

    Lee Je-hoon

    Lim Kyu-nam

  2. Cast 1

    Koo Kyo-hwan

    Lee Hyun-sang

  3. Cast 1

    Hong Xa-bin

    Kim Dong-hyuk

  4. Cast 1

    Seo Hyun-woo

    Major Cha

  5. Cast 1

    Lee Sung-wook

    Lieutenant Hong

  6. Cast 1

    Yoo Tae-joo

    Captain Ryu

  7. Cast 1

    Jung Jun-won

    Second Lieutenant Park

  8. Cast 1

    Jang Young-nam

    Dong-hyuk's Mother

  9. Cast 1

    Song Kang

    Min Sun-woo

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 diffe...

Status Released

Original LanguageKorean 

Budget-

Revenue $13,368,094.00

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