The Escape (2009) ( Flugten ) ( Flygtningen )

The Escape (2009) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Flugten
Alternate Title: Flygtningen
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Danish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Kathrine Windfeld

Written By:
Mette Heeno
Rasmus Heisterberg

Actors:
Iben Hjejle ..... Rikke Lyngvig
Lars Mikkelsen ..... Thomas Jargil
Faegh Zamani ..... Nazir Osmani
Henrik Prip ..... Arne Hansen
Sonja Richter ..... Sara Jargil
Vibeke Hastrup ..... Hanne Hvidtfeldt
Søren Spanning ..... Jesper Bech
Mikael Birkkjær ..... Claes Kielland
Søren Sætter-Lassen ..... Steffensen
Dina Al-Erhayem ..... Journalist
Rafi Mohammed Bayan ..... Ali
Jette Beckmann ..... Trafic Radio
Gerard Bidstrup ..... Secretary
Sarah Boberg ..... Doctor
Anders Valentinus Dam ..... Policeman
Toke Græsborg ..... Ægge
Morten Hemmingsen ..... Policeman
Mishal Husain ..... BBC Journalist
Wagma Khattak ..... Roya
Johannes Langkilde ..... TV2 Journalist
Jakob Ulrik Lohmann ..... Policeman
Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund ..... Thomas & Sara's girl
Mads Nørby ..... Peder Bondemand
Caspar Phillipson ..... Policeman
Lara Rox-Laursen ..... Thomas & Sara's girl
Morten Schnell-Lauritzen ..... TV-Avisen Journalist
Kurt Strand ..... Deadline - Journalist
Mehrdad Zamani ..... Ibrahim

Synopsis:

Danish journalist Rikke Lyngvig is taken hostage in Afghanistan by a terror group that threatens to kill her if Denmark does not withdraw their troops from the country. However with help from the young Afghan Nazir, Rikke successfully flees and saves her life. She returns to a nation in chaos and is rapidly declared the Danish Jessica Lynch and from there her career is launched into the spotlight. In the meantime Nazir flees from Afghanistan and further up through Europe and ends up in Denmark. When Rikke meets Nazir she is torn. Is she willing to help the man that saved her life, even though he held her captive and threatened to kill her? Is she willing to jeopardize her new-found career by accommodating an applicant for asylum who is wanted by the police? Everything is turned upside down for Rikke and Nazir and their tumultuous encounter turns into an ill-fated confrontation with their own demons as well as a nation characterized by the hunger of sensations and a superficial political populism. -NimbusFilmIt was a long road to a first feature for director Kathrine Windfeld. Struggling to get a foot in the door, she is ready to put big emotions into Danish cinema. 'The Escape' is the story of a Danish journalist who is kidnapped by Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Rather than dictate a moral, the director wants to grab peoples hearts.

A Danish journalist is taken hostage in Afghanistan by a terror group that threatens to kill her if Denmark does not withdraw their troops from the country.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 22 June, 2010.

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