
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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About Escape
- Directors
- Lee Jong-pil
- Cast
- Lee Je-hoon, Koo Kyo-hwan, Hong Xa-bin, Seo Hyun-woo, Lee Sung-wook, Yoo Tae-joo
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- Korean
- Production countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
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