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Escape

2012 · 76 min

A grim, unrelenting chase through a harsh medieval landscape that keeps you tense and invested in a young woman's desperate fight to survive.

Directed by
Roar Uthaug
Genres
Action, History
Starring
Isabel Christine Andreasen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Kristian Espedal
Overview
Ten years after the Black Death devastated the country, a poor family sets out on a journey to search for better living conditions. In a deserted mountain pass, they are attacked by a gang of ruthless killer thieves. The only one spared is 19 year old Signe. She is taken prisoner, and the gang brings her back to their camp. Here, she soon learns that they have a fate worse than death in store for her, and realises that her only hope is to escape.

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Directed by
Roar Uthaug
Genres
Action, History
Starring
Isabel Christine Andreasen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Kristian Espedal
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • revenge
  • grief
  • trauma
  • found family
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour0
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, history
Directed by
Roar Uthaug
Written by
Thomas Moldestad
Starring
Isabel Christine Andreasen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Kristian Espedal, Hallvard Holmen, Bjørn Moan, Milla Olin, Iren Reppen, Eirik Holden Rotheim
Music
Magnus Beite
Cinematography
John Christian Rosenlund
Runtime
76 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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