Escape

2024

1h 36m

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7.3/10

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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.

Directors

Lee Jong-pil

Writers

Kim Woo-geun(writer by)

Kwon Sung-hui(writer by)

Lee Jong-pil(adaptation by)

Stars

Lee Je-hoon

Koo Kyo-hwan

Hong Xa-bin

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Top cast

Lim Kyu-nam

Lee Hyun-sang

Kim Dong-hyuk

Major Cha

Lieutenant Hong

Captain Ryu

Second Lieutenant Park

Dong-hyuk's Mother

Min Sun-woo

Nomad Leader

Girl with Rifle

Sang-gu's Sister

Drunken General

Officer Jung

Director of the General Political Department

Woo Jeong-won

Director's Wife

Cha Soon-bae

Division Commander

Song Yo-sep

Battalion Commander

Directors

Lee Jong-pil

Writers

Kim Woo-geun(writer by)

Kwon Sung-hui(writer by)

Lee Jong-pil(adaptation by)

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7/10

Having seen the trailers for Escape I looked forward to this film but somehow, it didn't quite live up, to my expectations. On the upside there is a lot of decent action and characterisations. The two main protagonists, the soldier trying to defect to the South and the North Korean senior officer, pursing him, are well rendered and inherently interesting. That said, Escape fails to bring things together in a wholly satisfying way. It repeatedly builds and dissipates tension over the course of the film, making the experience feel uneven and at times, a little repetitive. On a different note there's also a dash of the by now usual woke nonsense, clumsily designed to highlight the "intolerance" of the North Korean regime towards people of differing sexual proclivities. I don't really care but the incessant politicking is tiresome. You could argue too, there's a counter argument for being "tolerant" of differing, non-westernized, societal norms but anyway...... In summary, a reasonable action thriller that could have been a lot more enjoyable again, with a tighter, more focused script.

MovieGuys06 Sep, 2024