Escape (2024 South Korean film)
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| Hangul | 탈주 |
| Literal meaning | Escape |
| Revised Romanization | Talju |
| Directed by | Lee Jong-pil |
| Written by | Kwon Seong-hwi Kim Woo-geun |
| Produced by | Park Eun-kyung Hong Jeong-in |
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| Cinematography | Kim Sung-an |
| Edited by | Lee Kang-hee |
| Music by | Moon Blue |
Production company | The Lamp Studio |
| Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Escape (Korean: 탈주; RR: Talju) is a 2024 South Korean action thriller film, directed by Lee Jong-pil and starring Lee Je-hoon, Koo Kyo-hwan and Hong Xa-bin. This film depicts the life-threatening escape and chase of Lim Gyu-nam, a North Korean soldier who dreams of a life with a tomorrow on the other side of the barbed-wire fence, and Hyeon-sang, a North Korean State Security officer who must stop him. It was released on July 3, 2024.[1]
Plot
At North Korea's front-line military unit near the cease-fire line, Sergeant Lim Gyu-nam (Lee Je-hoon), who is about to be discharged after 10 years of service, prepares to escape from North Korea, where he cannot choose his future, to beyond the barbed wire fence where he can do what he wants. However, low-ranking soldier Kim Dong-hyuk (Hong Xa-bin), who discovered Gyu-nam's plan, attempted to escape first, and Gyu-nam, who tried to stop him, was suddenly arrested as a deserter.
Major Li Hyeon-sang (Koo Kyo-hwan) of the State Security Ministry who came to the unit to investigate a deserter, transforms Gyu-nam, whom he had known since childhood, into a hero for his efforts to apprehend a deserter, and gives him a position as a direct assistant to the division commander, promoting his performance. He's trying to raise it. However, when Gyu-nam makes a full-scale escape, Hyeon-sang begins a pursuit with no way to back down.
Cast
- Lee Je-hoon as Lim Gyu-nam, a North Korean sergeant who dreams of a new life in the South, away from the North where the future is predetermined[2]
- Koo Kyo-hwan as Lee Hyeon-sang, an officer of North Korea's National Security Department, an intelligence department, who initially promoted Gyu-nam for apprehending a deserter but now leads a pursuit[3][4]
- Hong Xa-bin as Dong-hyuk, a low-level soldier who dreams of escaping like Gyu-nam, but was apprehended
Special appearance
References
- ^ Park Sang- hoo (May 24, 2024). "이제훈·구교환 '탈주' 7월 3일 개봉 확정" [Lee Je-hoon and Koo Kyo-hwan's 'Escape' confirmed to be released on July 3] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Bo-ra (January 10, 2024). ""함께 연기하는 게 꿈"…'탈주' 이제훈x구교환, 올 7월 개봉 확정 [공식]" [“It’s my dream to act together”… ‘Escape’ Lee Je-hoon x Koo Kyo-hwan confirmed to be released in July this year [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Shim Eon-kyung (December 28, 2021). "구교환, '탈주' 출연 확정...이제훈 러브콜 성사됐다[공식]" [Gu Gwan-hwa confirmed to appear in 'Escape'... Lee Je-hoon's love call was successful [Official]] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Bo-ra (January 10, 2024). ""함께 연기하는 게 꿈"...'탈주' 이제훈x구교환, 올 7월 개봉 확정 [공식]" ["It's my dream to act together"... 'Escape' Lee Je-hoon x Koo Kyo-hwan confirmed to be released in July this year [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Ha Ha-jeong (June 18, 2024). "'탈주' 송강→이솜, 주연배우 못지 않은 화려한 특별출연" ['Escape' Song Kang → Lee Som, special appearance as spectacular as the main actors] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Ha Ha-jeong (June 18, 2024). "'탈주' 송강→이솜, 주연배우 못지 않은 화려한 특별출연" ['Escape' Song Kang → Lee Som, special appearance as spectacular as the main actors] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via Naver.