Film

Escape

2024 · 1h 36m · Action · Drama · Thriller

Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

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.

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

• Lee Jong-pilDirector
• Kim Woo-geunWriter
• Kwon Sung-huiWriter
• Park Un-kyoungProducer
• Hong Jeong-inExecutive Producer
• Kim Sung-anDirector of Photography
• DalpalanOriginal Music Composer
• Lee Kang-heeEditor

Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

July 3, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

MA 15+

Budget

$6,606,856

Revenue

$13,368,094

Genres

Action, Drama, Thriller

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