The Escape (2009)
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.
Release Date: 2009-01-09
Runtime: 114 minutes
Director: Kathrine Windfeld
Top Cast
- Iben Hjejle as Rikke Lyngvig
- Faegh Zamani as Nazir Osmani
- Lars Mikkelsen as Thomas Jargil
- Sonja Richter as Sara Jargil
- Mikael Birkkjær as Claes Kielland
- Henrik Prip as Arne Hansen
- Toke Græsborg as Ægge
- Rafi Bayan as Ali
- Mehrdad Zamani as Ibrahim
- Søren Spanning as Jesper Bech
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