The Escape (2009)
1h 54m
Running Time
January 9, 2009Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Iben Hjejle
Rikke Lyngvig

Lars Mikkelsen
Thomas Jargil

Sonja Richter
Sara Jargil

Vibeke Hastrup
Hanne Hvidtfeldt

Sarah Boberg
Doctor

Faegh Zamani
Nazir Osmani

Henrik Prip
Arne Hansen

Søren Spanning
Jesper Bech

Mikael Birkkjær
Claes Kielland

Søren Sætter-Lassen
Steffensen

Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Policeman

Rie Hedegaard
CastingDirector

Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth
ProductionDesigner

Muhammed Cangören
Doktor

Kathrine Windfeld
Director

Mette Heeno
Screenplay

Rasmus Heisterberg
Screenplay

Olav Hergel
Novel

Bo Ehrhardt
Executive Producer

Birgitte Hald
Executive Producer

Morten Kaufmann
Producer

Jean-Paul Wall
Music

Jonas Alarik
Director of Photography

Sofia Lindgren
Editor

Remziye Karael

Mehmet Altinkaya

Hasibe Guven

Zehra Karael

Cengiz Kaman

Mads Nørby

Mehmet Eminyel

Gerard Carey Bidstrup

Abdulhamid Dayan

Anders Valentinus Dam

Caspar Phillipson

Morten Hemmingsen

Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund

Sevgi Adiguzel

Halil Aydin

Dina Al-Erhayem

Mehrdad Zamani

Wagma Dicent

Cemil Omay

Alaadin Algul

Lara Rox-Laursen

Line Gertsen

Morten Schnell-Lauritzen

Kurt Strand

Johannes Langkilde

Mishal Husain
Media.



Details.
Release DateJanuary 9, 2009
Original NameFlugten
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
nordic noir
Wiki.
The Escape (Danish: Flugten) is a 2009 Danish drama film directed by Kathrine Windfeld.
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