Escape

2024 [KOREAN]

Action / Adventure / Thriller

29
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 83% · 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 2658 2.7K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Jong-pil Lee Photo
Jong-pil Lee

Top cast

Song Kang Photo
Song Kang as Seon Woo-min
Lee Jehoon Photo
Lee Jehoon as Im Kyu-nam
Hong Xa-bin Photo
Hong Xa-bin as Gam Dong-hyuk
Sung-Wook Lee Photo
Sung-Wook Lee as First Lieutenant Hong
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870.71 MB
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Korean 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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24 fps
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1.75 GB
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by imseeg 7 / 10

"Fear meaningless life, not death itself".

Leave it to the South Koreans to create a mesmirising mix of action and drama! Only letdown being several unbelievable plot turns but that didnt stop me from thoroughly enjoying this solid escape drama.The good: there is a lust for life and freedom which flows through this story which makes this story such a treat to watch. We get to see the harrowing fight to escape North Korea by 1 soldier who is trying to outsmart the entire North Korean defense line in order to be live free in Souht Korea. Will he succeed or die trying?Any bad? There are several plot turns that are incredibly cringeworthy, because they just would not happen in real life. Such a shame, because with a little rewrite of these unbelievable plot turns this movie could have deserved 8 stars. Now I will award with a solid 7 stars.Recommended watch for the fans of prison escape / war dramas. Dont expect fireworks, but it pushes the right buttons, delivering one solid action drama!
Reviewed by tkdlifemagazine 7 / 10

A Gripping Human Drama

Escape (2024) is the latest release from Well Go USA. It is a gripping, compelling, human story coming out of South Korea. We have long hailed South Korea films as being some of the top in the world, and this film reinforces that sentiment. While it may be be fair to say that the closed off nature of the North Korean regime leaves much about what happens across the DMZ to the imagination, there is enough information from the historical data gathered from Defectors to paint a general picture of the conditions there. This film comes from the perspective, not of an ordinary citizen of North Korea who decides to defect, but from that of a solder. As the film lays out, the punishment for such an act is, ultimately, death. It is with that knowledge that we are riveted by the notion that a person would risk death for their freedom from totalitarianism; something most of us in the West take for granted. The acting is strong. Performances by Lee Jon-Hee and Kyo-Hwan Koo are the strength of the movie. They provide great depth, without superfluous dialogue. The action and Direction are very good here. It is brutal in spots. While the film does have some spots where you need to suspend belief; I don't think that hurts the appreciation of the vehicle. While the film may have a different reception in South Korea; it seems the film highlights the value of modern South Korea life. The film is best watched in Korean with subtitles.
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