The Escape
2009, Danish. Directed by Kathrine Windfeld.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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Cast & crew
- Kathrine WindfeldDirector
- Iben HjejleRikke Lyngvig
- Faegh ZamaniNazir Osmani
- Lars MikkelsenThomas Jargil
- Sonja RichterSara Jargil
- Mikael BirkkjærClaes Kielland
- Henrik PripArne Hansen
- Toke GræsborgÆgge
- Rafi BayanAli
- Mehrdad ZamaniIbrahim
- Søren SpanningJesper Bech
- Vibeke HastrupHanne Hvidtfeldt
- Søren Sætter-LassenSteffensen
Details
- Released
- 9 January 2009
- Original title
- Flugten
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Mette Heeno, Rasmus Heisterberg
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The Escape runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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The Escape isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 January 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Escape?
The Escape (2009) was directed by Kathrine Windfeld and stars Iben Hjejle, Faegh Zamani, Lars Mikkelsen.