Escape
Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$13368094
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
2024-07-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
50
Vote Average
7.2
Lee Je-hoon
Lim Kyu-nam
Koo Kyo-hwan
Lee Hyun-sang
Hong Xa-bin
Kim Dong-hyuk
Seo Hyun-woo
Major Cha
Lee Sung-wook
Lieutenant Hong
Yoo Tae-joo
Captain Ryu
Jung Jun-won
Second Lieutenant Park
Jang Young-nam
Dong-hyuk's Mother
Song Kang
Min Sun-woo
Esom
Nomad Leader
Lee Ho-jung
Girl with Rifle
Shin Hyun-ji
Sang-gu's Sister
Lee Ho-cheol
Drunken General
Kim Sang-heun
Officer Jung
Park Yoon-hee
Director of the General Political Department
Woo Jeong-won
Director's Wife
Cha Soon-bae
Division Commander
Song Yo-sep
Battalion Commander
Jin Yong-uk
Company Commander
Jang Yo-hoon
Squad 1
O Seung-baek
Squad 2
Jung Ha-neul
Rifle
Lee Tae-young
On-call
Choi Min-woo
Division Officer
Bae Cheol-soo
Radio DJ
Park Ga-young
Ballroom Woman
Kim Da-Sol
Company Commander
Kim Yoon-bae
Wandering Man
Lee Seung-yong
Security Guard
Kim Han-sang
Ballroom Officer
Lee Moo-nyoung
Ballroom Officer
5.0
Dreamer
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2020-03-19 | ko
7.2
Confidential Assignment 2: International
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2022-09-07 | ko
0.0
Break Away
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2010-09-02 | ko
6.8
Beautiful Days
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7.0
The Spies
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2012-09-20 | ko
5.1
Eagle's Wing
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8.1
Swing Kids
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2018-12-14 | ko
8.3
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2016-01-21 | ko
6.7
The Berlin File
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2013-01-30 | ko
6.7
Hunt
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2022-08-10 | ko
5.0
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2023-12-20 | ko
6.9
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2018-12-26 | ko
6.1
Musudan
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2016-03-03 | ko
8.0
Sunshine Boys
Sang-won, Seung-jun and Min-wook are high school best chums. However, after graduation, they are in three different places in life; Sang-won is a college student, Seung-jun studies one more year to enter the college, Min-wook performs his military service. One day, two friends visit Min-wook in the army. Seung-jun has another reason for a visit to bring the break-up letter from Min-wook’s girl friend, Esther. Once three boys reunite, they spend one night of carousing devoted to the poor military boy and try to find when to give the letter. Before they separate, will the Dear John letter be delivered successfully? The trio allows their adventure to continue.
2013-02-21 | ko
8.0
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
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2004-11-26 | ko
7.5
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2023-11-22 | ko
6.0
48m
Ap-lok river flows between North Korea and China. A point along the river runs about 48 meters. There, North Koreans risk their lives by trying to cross the river. Real stories of those people who attempt to cross the river are told.
2013-07-04 | ko
6.0
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1965-01-01 | ko
5.5
A Trap for Santa Claus
The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.
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5.8
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2001-11-16 | ko