Escape (2024)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $13,368,094.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 1.714 |
Directed By
Lee Jong-pil
Crew
Lee Jong-pil
Hong Jeong-in
Kim Sung-an
Park Dong-jin
Kim Woo-geun
Kwon Sung-hui
Bae Jung-yoon
Lee Gang-hee
Lee Seung-bin
Yoon Jeong-hee
Choi Tae-young
Park Dae-hun
Park Eui-dong
Kim Hyun-jung
Dalpalan
Lee Jong-pil
Park Un-kyoung
Kwon Sung-hui
Kang Dae-wook
Kim Woo-sung
Lee Seok-jae
Ko Dong-hun
Kang Woo-gyeong
Kwon Gwi-deok
Kang Seung-yeon
Cho Won-jin
Min Seong-ae
Kim Hyung-shek
Baek Soo-hyeon
Park Gwan-yeol
Song Suk-ki
Kim Bo-mi
Shin Jin
TOP CAST
Lee Je-hoon
Lim Kyu-nam
Koo Kyo-hwan
Lee Hyun-sang
Hong Xa-bin
Kim Dong-hyuk
Seo Hyun-woo
Major Cha
Lee Sung-wook
Lieutenant Hong
Yoo Tae-joo
Captain Ryu
Jung Jun-won
Second Lieutenant Park
Jang Young-nam
Dong-hyuk's Mother
Song Kang
Min Sun-woo
Esom
Nomad Leader
Lee Ho-jung
Girl with Rifle
Shin Hyun-ji
Sang-gu's Sister
Lee Ho-cheol
Drunken General
Kim Sang-heun
Officer Jung
Park Yoon-hee
Director of the General Political Department
Woo Jeong-won
Director's Wife
Cha Soon-bae
Division Commander
Song Yo-sep
Battalion Commander
Jin Yong-uk
Company Commander
Jang Yo-hoon
Squad 1
O Seung-baek
Squad 2
Jung Ha-neul
Rifle
Lee Tae-young
On-call
Choi Min-woo
Division Officer
Bae Cheol-soo
Radio DJ
Park Ga-young
Ballroom Woman
Kim Da-Sol
Company Commander
Kim Yoon-bae
Wandering Man
Lee Seung-yong
Security Guard
Kim Han-sang
Ballroom Officer
Lee Moo-nyoung
Ballroom Officer
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