They Have Escaped

Oct 17, 2014

1h 41m

★ 6.0

Lust for life, unshackled.

Overview

Two troubled youths break out of their halfway house and make their way to one's home.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Helsinki-filmi

Revolver Amsterdam

They Have Escaped Trailers

Cast

Raisa

Roosa Söderholm

Joni

Teppo Manner

Jarkko Voikkaala

Petteri Pennilä

Man in Pizzeria

Jari Pehkonen

Raisa's Mother

Sara Paavolainen

Junnu

Pelle Heikkilä

Nurse

Marja-Liisa Lius

Nurse

Marko Kosonen

Child in Orphanage

Nadia Repo

Child in Orphanage

Lauriina Lindqvist

Child in Orphanage

Josefin Axelsson

Child in Orphanage

Joni Alhonen

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