The Escape

Jan 9, 2009

1h 54m

★ 4.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Nimbus Film

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Cast

Rikke Lyngvig

Iben Hjejle

Nazir Osmani

Faegh Zamani

Thomas Jargil

Lars Mikkelsen

Sara Jargil

Sonja Richter

Claes Kielland

Mikael Birkkjær

Arne Hansen

Henrik Prip

Ægge

Toke Græsborg

Ali

Rafi Bayan

Ibrahim

Mehrdad Zamani

Jesper Bech

Søren Spanning

Hanne Hvidtfeldt

Vibeke Hastrup

Steffensen

Søren Sætter-Lassen

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