The Escape

The Escape

114 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 9, 2009

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.

The Escape

114 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 9, 2009

The Escape
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Nimbus Film
Original title Flugten
Directors Kathrine Windfeld
Writers

Cast

Iben Hjejle

as Rikke Lyngvig

Lars Mikkelsen

as Thomas Jargil

Sonja Richter

as Sara Jargil

Vibeke Hastrup

as Hanne Hvidtfeldt

Sarah Boberg

as Doctor

Faegh Zamani

as Nazir Osmani

Henrik Prip

as Arne Hansen

Søren Spanning

as Jesper Bech

Mikael Birkkjær

as Claes Kielland

Søren Sætter-Lassen

as Steffensen

Jacob Ulrik Lohmann

as Policeman

Muhammed Cangören

as Doktor