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The Escape (2009)

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 54M

Director : Kathrine Windfeld

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Iben Hjejle
Iben Hjejle
Rikke Lyngvig
Lars Mikkelsen
Lars Mikkelsen
Thomas Jargil
Sonja Richter
Sonja Richter
Sara Jargil
Vibeke Hastrup
Vibeke Hastrup
Hanne Hvidtfeldt
Sarah Boberg
Sarah Boberg
Doctor
Faegh Zamani
Faegh Zamani
Nazir Osmani
Henrik Prip
Henrik Prip
Arne Hansen
Søren Spanning
Søren Spanning
Jesper Bech
Mikael Birkkjær
Mikael Birkkjær
Claes Kielland
Søren Sætter-Lassen
Søren Sætter-Lassen
Steffensen
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Policeman
Toke Græsborg
Toke Græsborg
Rafi Bayan
Rafi Bayan
Mehrdad Zamani
Mehrdad Zamani
Mads Nørby
Mads Nørby
Wagma Khattak
Wagma Khattak
Dina Al-Erhayem
Dina Al-Erhayem
Gérard Bidstrup
Gérard Bidstrup
Anders Valentinus Dam
Anders Valentinus Dam
Caspar Phillipson
Caspar Phillipson
Morten Hemmingsen
Morten Hemmingsen
Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund
Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund
Lara Rox-Laursen
Lara Rox-Laursen
Line Gertsen
Line Gertsen
Morten Schnell-Lauritzen
Morten Schnell-Lauritzen
Kurt Strand
Kurt Strand
Johannes Langkilde
Johannes Langkilde
Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain
Alper Kul
Alper Kul
Canan Ersan
Canan Ersan
Sevgi Adiguzel
Sevgi Adiguzel
Halil Aydin
Halil Aydin
Murat Kirmuzioglu
Murat Kirmuzioglu
Mehmet Eminyel
Mehmet Eminyel
Daniel Zefier
Daniel Zefier
Mehmet Altinkaya
Mehmet Altinkaya
Cemil Omay
Cemil Omay
Abdulhamid Dayan
Abdulhamid Dayan
Alaadin Algul
Alaadin Algul
Remziye Karael
Remziye Karael
Hasibe Guven
Hasibe Guven
Zehra Karael
Zehra Karael
Cengiz Kaman
Cengiz Kaman
Mehmet Kaman
Mehmet Kaman
Rifat Biskin
Rifat Biskin
Muhammed Cangören
Muhammed Cangören
Doktor

Crews

Kathrine Windfeld
Kathrine Windfeld
Director

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