The Escape

The Escape 2009

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★ 4.2TMDB 1h 54min Director: Kathrine Windfeld

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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.

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Cast

Crew

Producers
Morten Kaufmann
Executive Producers
Bo Ehrhardt, Birgitte Hald
Cinematography
Jonas Alarik
Editing
Sofia Lindgren
Composer
Jean-Paul Wall
Production Design
Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth
Costume Design
Louize Nissen

Details

Release date
Jan 9, 2009
Runtime
114 min
Status
Released
Studios
Nimbus Film
Country
Denmark
Language
Danish, Persian, English

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