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The Escape 2009 Directed by Kathrine Windfeld Flugten

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.

Country Denmark
Production Country Denmark
Language Danish
Spoken Languages Danish , English , Persian
Gneres Drama , Thriller
Production Company Nimbus Film
Release Date 9 January 2009
114 mins
Cast
Iben Hjejle
Iben Hjejle Rikke Lyngvig
Faegh Zamani
Faegh Zamani Nazir Osmani
Lars Mikkelsen
Lars Mikkelsen Thomas Jargil
Sonja Richter
Sonja Richter Sara Jargil
Mikael Birkkjær
Mikael Birkkjær Claes Kielland
Henrik Prip
Henrik Prip Arne Hansen
Toke Græsborg
Toke Græsborg Ægge
Rafi Bayan
Rafi Bayan Ali
Mehrdad Zamani
Mehrdad Zamani Ibrahim
Søren Spanning
Søren Spanning Jesper Bech
Vibeke Hastrup
Vibeke Hastrup Hanne Hvidtfeldt
Søren Sætter-Lassen
Søren Sætter-Lassen Steffensen
Mads Nørby
Mads Nørby Peder Bondemand
Wagma Dicent
Wagma Dicent Roya
Sarah Boberg
Sarah Boberg Læge
Dina Al-Erhayem
Dina Al-Erhayem Journalist
Gerard Carey Bidstrup
Gerard Carey Bidstrup Sekretær
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann Politibetjent
Anders Valentinus Dam
Anders Valentinus Dam Politibetjent
Caspar Phillipson
Caspar Phillipson Politibetjent
Morten Hemmingsen
Morten Hemmingsen Politibetjent
Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund
Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund Thomas' og Saras datter
Lara Rox-Laursen
Lara Rox-Laursen Thomas' og Saras datter
Line Gertsen
Line Gertsen DR journalist
Morten Schnell-Lauritzen
Morten Schnell-Lauritzen DR journalist
Kurt Strand
Kurt Strand Deadline, journalist
Jette Beckmann
Jette Beckmann Trafikradioen
Johannes Langkilde
Johannes Langkilde TV2 journalist
Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain BBC journalist
Alper Kul
Alper Kul Zalmai Hussani
Canan Ersan
Canan Ersan Zalmais kone
Sevgi Adiguzel
Sevgi Adiguzel Salmais barn
Halil Aydin
Halil Aydin Salmais barn
Mehmet Eminyel
Mehmet Eminyel Yussuf
Murat Kirmuzioglu
Murat Kirmuzioglu Zalmais chauffør
Mehmet Altinkaya
Mehmet Altinkaya Kidnapper
Cemil Omay
Cemil Omay Kidnapper
Abdulhamid Dayan
Abdulhamid Dayan Kidnapper
Alaadin Algul
Alaadin Algul Kidnapper
Muhammed Cangören
Muhammed Cangören Doktor
Remziye Karael
Remziye Karael Kvinde i burka
Hasibe Guven
Hasibe Guven Såret pige
Zehra Karael
Zehra Karael Grædende mor
Cengiz Kaman
Cengiz Kaman Gadedreng
Mehmet Kaman
Mehmet Kaman Gadedreng
Rifat Biskin
Rifat Biskin Gadedreng
Crew
Director
Kathrine Windfeld
Kathrine Windfeld
Writers
Mette Heeno
Mette Heeno
Rasmus Heisterberg
Rasmus Heisterberg
Producer
Morten Kaufmann
Morten Kaufmann
Executive Producers
Bo Ehrhardt
Bo Ehrhardt
Birgitte Hald
Birgitte Hald
Cinematography
Jonas Alarik
Jonas Alarik
Composer
Jean-Paul Wall
Jean-Paul Wall
Editor
Sofia Lindgren
Sofia Lindgren
Production Design
Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth
Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth
Sound
Christian H. Lund
Christian H. Lund
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Original Writer
Olav Hergel
Olav Hergel
Costume Design
Louize Nissen
Louize Nissen
Makeup Artists
Trine Cordes Berg
Trine Cordes Berg
Bjørg Serup
Bjørg Serup
Camera Operator
Søren Berthelin
Søren Berthelin
Casting
Rie Hedegaard
Rie Hedegaard
Lena Paaske
Lena Paaske
Assistant Directors
Balder Skånstrøm-Bo
Balder Skånstrøm-Bo
Hanna Nilsson
Hanna Nilsson
Additional Photography
Thomas Marott
Thomas Marott
Jonas Alarik
Jonas Alarik