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ActionDrama

Escape

- Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.

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.

Release Date : 2024-07-03

Language :Korean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The LAMPPlus M Entertainment

Production Country : South Korea

Alternative Titles : Escape

Cast

Lee Je-hoon

Character Name : Lim Kyu-nam

Original Name : 이제훈

Gender : Male

Koo Kyo-hwan

Character Name : Lee Hyun-sang

Original Name : 구교환

Gender : Male

Hong Xa-bin

Character Name : Kim Dong-hyuk

Original Name : 홍사빈

Gender : Male

Seo Hyun-woo

Character Name : Major Cha

Original Name : 서현우

Gender : Male

Lee Sung-wook

Character Name : Lieutenant Hong

Original Name : 이성욱

Gender : Male

Yoo Tae-joo

Character Name : Captain Ryu

Original Name : 유태주

Gender : Male

Jung Joon-won

Character Name : Second Lieutenant Park

Original Name : 정준원

Gender : Male

Jang Young-nam

Character Name : Dong-hyuk's Mother

Original Name : 장영남

Gender : Female

Song Kang

Character Name : Min Sun-woo

Original Name : 송강

Gender : Male

Esom

Character Name : Nomad Leader

Original Name : 이솜

Gender : Female

Lee Ho-jung

Character Name : Girl with Rifle

Original Name : 이호정

Gender : Female

Shin Hyun-ji

Character Name : Sang-gu's Sister

Original Name : 신현지

Gender : Female

Lee Ho-cheol

Character Name : Drunken General

Original Name : 이호철

Gender : Male

Kim Sang-heun

Character Name : Officer Jung

Original Name : Kim Sang-heun

Gender : Male

Park Yoon-hee

Character Name : Director of the General Political Department

Original Name : Park Yoon-hee

Gender : Male

Woo Jeong-won

Character Name : Director's Wife

Original Name : 우정원

Gender : Female

Cha Soon-bae

Character Name : Division Commander

Original Name : 차순배

Gender : Male

Song Yo-sep

Character Name : Battalion Commander

Original Name : Song Yo-sep

Gender : Male

Jin Yong-uk

Character Name : Company Commander

Original Name : Jin Yong-uk

Gender : Male

Jang Yo-hoon

Character Name : Squad 1

Original Name : Jang Yo-hoon

Gender : Male

O Seung-baek

Character Name : Squad 2

Original Name : O Seung-baek

Gender : Male

Jung Ha-neul

Character Name : Rifle

Original Name : 정하늘

Gender : Male

Lee Tae-young

Character Name : On-call

Original Name : Lee Tae-young

Gender : Male

Choi Min-woo

Character Name : Division Officer

Original Name : 최민우

Gender : Male

Bae Cheol-soo

Character Name : Radio DJ

Original Name : Bae Cheol-soo

Gender : Male

Park Ga-young

Character Name : Ballroom Woman

Original Name : 박가영

Gender : Female

Kim Da-Sol

Character Name : Company Commander

Original Name : Kim Da-Sol

Gender : Female

Kim Yoon-bae

Character Name : Wandering Man

Original Name : Kim Yoon-bae

Gender : Male

Lee Seung-yong

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Lee Seung-yong

Gender : Male

Kim Han-sang

Character Name : Ballroom Officer

Original Name : Kim Han-sang

Gender : Male

Lee Moo-nyoung

Character Name : Ballroom Officer

Original Name : Lee Moo-nyoung

Gender : Male

Reviews

M

MovieGuys

@MovieGuys

2024-09-14

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.