Synopsis
Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.
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Cast
- Kim Yoon-seokHan Shin-seong
- Zo In-sungKang Dae-jin
- Heo Joon-hoLim Yong-soo
- Kim So-jinKim Myeong-hee
- Jeong Man-sikGong Soo-cheol
- Koo Kyo-hwanTae Jun-ki
- Kim Jae-hwaCho Su-jin
- Park Kyung-hyePaek Ji-eun
- Park Myung-shinBae Young-sook
- Han Chul-wooChae Kang-sik
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
On its own terms, Escape From Mogadishu makes for an engrossing, nail-biting Korean history lesson. - 90
Variety
Ryoo ramps things up impressively once all hope of protection from local forces evaporates. Audiences are treated to half an hour of top-class car chases and shootouts as the group attempt to make it safely across town and onto a rescue flight. - 88
Movie Nation
You want great action? Eschew the comic book movies and read a few subtitles. Escape from Mogadishu is in a league of its own this summer. - 63
RogerEbert.com
A giddy chase scene almost singlehandedly rescues Escape from Mogadishu, an otherwise unmoving South Korean political thriller about the real-life Korean diplomats who fled Somalia during that country’s 1991 civil war. - 30
The New York Times
With little interest in elucidating the conflict at hand, much less in distinguishing between the various Somali parties in play, “Escape” is a wildly inadequate history lesson — it’s a silly blockbuster after all. More offensive is the film’s eagerness to whittle one nation’s traumatic episode into a setting for confectionary escapades.
