The Escape (2009)
Overview
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.
Overview
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.
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Release Date
January 09, 2009
Rating
Runtime
1h 54m
Iben Hjejle
Rikke Lyngvig
Faegh Zamani
Nazir Osmani
Lars Mikkelsen
Thomas Jargil
Sonja Richter
Sara Jargil
Mikael Birkkjær
Claes Kielland
Henrik Prip
Arne Hansen
Toke Græsborg
Ægge
Rafi Bayan
Ali
Mehrdad Zamani
Ibrahim
Søren Spanning
Jesper Bech
Vibeke Hastrup
Hanne Hvidtfeldt
Søren Sætter-Lassen
Steffensen
Mads Nørby
Peder Bondemand
Wagma Dicent
Roya
Sarah Boberg
Læge
Dina Al-Erhayem
Journalist
Gerard Carey Bidstrup
Sekretær
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Politibetjent
Anders Valentinus Dam
Politibetjent
Caspar Phillipson
Politibetjent
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