The Escape ·Flugten

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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Drama
Thriller
Release Date

Jan 09, 2009

Duration: 1h 54 min

Popularity: 0.2203
14 votes
Directed by

Kathrine Windfeld

Screenplay by

Mette HeenoRasmus Heisterberg

Productions

Nimbus Film (DK)

Budget

Revenue: NA