Movie
Escape
Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.
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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Escape
Cast
Lee Je-hoonLim Kyu-nam
Koo Kyo-hwanLee Hyun-sang
Hong Xa-binKim Dong-hyuk
Seo Hyun-wooMajor Cha
Lee Sung-wookLieutenant Hong
Yoo Tae-jooCaptain Ryu
Jung Jun-wonSecond Lieutenant Park
Jang Young-namDong-hyuk's MotherCredits
- Directed by
- Lee Jong-pil
- Written by
- Kwon Sung-hui, Kim Woo-geun
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Korean
- Original title
- 탈주
- Budget
- $6.6M
- Box office
- $13.4M
Production
The LAMPSouth Korea
Plus M EntertainmentSouth Korea
