Movie·2024·1h 36m
Escape
Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.
Directed By
Lee Jong-pil
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean
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// overview
The Story
Original title: 탈주
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.
Written By
Kwon Sung-hui, Kim Woo-geun
Producer
Hong Jeong-in, Park Un-kyoung
Cinematography
Kim Sung-an
Music
Dalpalan
Editor
Lee Kang-hee
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
76 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
Lee Je-hoon
Lim Kyu-nam
Koo Kyo-hwan
Lee Hyun-sang
Hong Xa-bin
Kim Dong-hyuk
Seo Hyun-woo
Major Cha
Lee Sung-wook
Lieutenant Hong
Yoo Tae-joo
Captain Ryu
Jung Jun-won
Second Lieutenant Park
Jang Young-nam
Dong-hyuk's Mother
Song Kang
Min Sun-woo
Esom
Nomad Leader
Lee Ho-jung
Girl with Rifle
Shin Hyun-ji
Sang-gu's Sister
Lee Ho-cheol
Drunken General
Kim Sang-heun
Officer Jung
Park Yoon-hee
Director of the General Political Department
Woo Jeong-won
Director's Wife
Cha Soon-bae
Division Commander
Song Yo-sep
Battalion Commander
// crew
Crew
Lee Jong-pil
Director
Hong Jeong-in
Executive Producer
Kim Sung-an
Director of Photography
Kwon Sung-hui
Writer
Kim Woo-geun
Writer
Lee Kang-hee
Editor
Dalpalan
Original Music Composer
Park Un-kyoung
Producer
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