The Escape
Genres
Overview
Danish journalist Rikke Lyngvig is taken hostage in Afghanistan by a terror group. With help from one of the terrorists, the young Nazir, Rikke manages to escape. On her return, she is soon declared the Danish Jessica Lynch and her career is launched into the spotlight. All the while Nazir flees from Afghanistan, heading for Denmark. When he finally seeks out Rikke, she is shocked and torn. Is she willing to help the man who threatened to kill her, and to jeopardize her new-found career? Their tumultuous encounter turns into an ill-fated confrontation with their own demons and a nation driven by a hunger for sensation and political populism.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
2009-01-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
4.25
Iben Hjejle
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Lars Mikkelsen
Thomas Jargil
Sonja Richter
Sara Jargil
Vibeke Hastrup
Hanne Hvidtfeldt
Sarah Boberg
Doctor
Faegh Zamani
Nazir Osmani
Henrik Prip
Arne Hansen
Søren Spanning
Jesper Bech
Mikael Birkkjær
Claes Kielland
Søren Sætter-Lassen
Steffensen
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Policeman
Toke Græsborg
Rafi Bayan
Mehrdad Zamani
Mads Nørby
Wagma Dicent
Dina Al-Erhayem
Anders Valentinus Dam
Caspar Phillipson
Morten Hemmingsen
Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund
Lara Rox-Laursen
Line Gertsen
Morten Schnell-Lauritzen
Kurt Strand
Johannes Langkilde
Mishal Husain
Alper Kul
Canan Ersan
Sevgi Adiguzel
Halil Aydin
Murat Kirmuzioglu
Mehmet Eminyel
Daniel Zefier
Mehmet Altinkaya
Cemil Omay
Abdulhamid Dayan
Alaadin Algul
Remziye Karael
Hasibe Guven
Zehra Karael
Cengiz Kaman
Mehmet Kaman
Rifat Biskin
Muhammed Cangören
Doktor
Gerard Carey Bidstrup
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