The Escape
09/01/2009
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.
Movie Information
Iben Hjejle
as Rikke Lyngvig
Faegh Zamani
as Nazir Osmani
Lars Mikkelsen
as Thomas Jargil
Sonja Richter
as Sara Jargil
Mikael Birkkjær
as Claes Kielland
Henrik Prip
as Arne Hansen
Toke Græsborg
as Ægge
Rafi Bayan
as Ali
Mehrdad Zamani
as Ibrahim
Søren Spanning
as Jesper Bech
Vibeke Hastrup
as Hanne Hvidtfeldt
Søren Sætter-Lassen
as Steffensen
Mads Nørby
as Peder Bondemand
Wagma Dicent
as Roya
Sarah Boberg
as Læge
Dina Al-Erhayem
as Journalist
Gerard Carey Bidstrup
as Sekretær
Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
as Politibetjent
Anders Valentinus Dam
as Politibetjent
Caspar Phillipson
as Politibetjent
Morten Hemmingsen
as Politibetjent
Mathilde Hebsgaard Lund
as Thomas' og Saras datter
Lara Rox-Laursen
as Thomas' og Saras datter
Line Gertsen
as DR journalist
Morten Schnell-Lauritzen
as DR journalist
Kurt Strand
as Deadline, journalist
Jette Beckmann
as Trafikradioen
Johannes Langkilde
as TV2 journalist
Mishal Husain
as BBC journalist
Alper Kul
as Zalmai Hussani
Canan Ersan
as Zalmais kone
Sevgi Adiguzel
as Salmais barn
Halil Aydin
as Salmais barn
Mehmet Eminyel
as Yussuf
Murat Kirmuzioglu
as Zalmais chauffør
Mehmet Altinkaya
as Kidnapper
Cemil Omay
as Kidnapper
Abdulhamid Dayan
as Kidnapper
Alaadin Algul
as Kidnapper
Muhammed Cangören
as Doktor
Remziye Karael
as Kvinde i burka
Hasibe Guven
as Såret pige
Zehra Karael
as Grædende mor
Cengiz Kaman
as Gadedreng
Mehmet Kaman
as Gadedreng
Rifat Biskin
as Gadedreng
