Escape (2024)

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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.

Released: 2024-07-03
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 1h 36m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 87 votes

Directed by Lee Jong-pil.

Top cast

Lee Je-hoon as Lim Kyu-nam
Koo Kyo-hwan as Lee Hyun-sang
Hong Xa-bin as Kim Dong-hyuk
Seo Hyun-woo as Major Cha
Lee Sung-wook as Lieutenant Hong
Yoo Tae-joo as Captain Ryu
Jung Jun-won as Second Lieutenant Park
Jang Young-nam as Dong-hyuk's Mother
Song Kang as Min Sun-woo
Esom as Nomad Leader

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Escape

United States: stream on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV, Amasian TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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