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The Escape(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-01-09
42%
14 Votes
Time: 1h 54m
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.
Languages: Danish, Persian, English.
Countries:
Denmark
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Escape
Top 10 Billed Cast
Iben Hjejle
Rikke Lyngvig
Lars Mikkelsen
Thomas Jargil
Sonja Richter
Sara Jargil
Mikael Birkkjær
Claes Kielland
Henrik Prip
Arne Hansen
Toke Græsborg
Ægge
Søren Spanning
Jesper Bech
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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.
Release Date
2009-01-09
Average
4.2
Rating:
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