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The Escape
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The Escape

2016-06-08 · 97 min · ★ 5.0

Drama

Cabir believes he killed a man while fleeing the police in the Turkish-Greek-Bulgarian border area. His feelings of guilt pursue him like a ghost. But is his victim actually the husband of Aliyes, the woman Cabir takes in, hiding, protecting him? Atmospherically dense, Turkish love drama about a refugee from Syria.

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Directors
Kenan Kavut
Production companies
Ustaoglu Production, K2 Medya, unafilm, ZDF, Sinema Genel Müdürlügü, ARTE
Countries
Germany, Turkey
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ali SulimanAli SulimanCabir
Jale ArıkanJale ArıkanAliye
Mustafa AvkıranMustafa AvkıranSadik
Muhammed CangörenMuhammed CangörenKurbagaci
Burak ÇimenBurak ÇimenKurbagaci Yahya
Burak TürkerBurak TürkerPatron
Yusuf DemircioğluYusuf DemircioğluMuhtar
Hakan Tuna
Erdoğan EğmenKomutan

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