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Escape from Raqqa
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Escape from Raqqa

2019-03-06 · 103 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · Thriller

Paris, spring 2015. Faustine travels to Syria with her little son to join ISIS; but, once in Raqqa, she soon realizes the hell she is gotten herself into. Her husband Sylvain quickly understands that the French government is powerless to help him, so he plans with some friends a high-risk extraction operation to get his family back.

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Directors
Emmanuel Hamon
Production companies
Epithète Films, OCS, Ciné+, Playtime
Countries
France
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 176,372

Top Cast

Swann ArlaudSwann ArlaudSylvain
Finnegan OldfieldFinnegan OldfieldGabriel
Jisca KalvandaJisca KalvandaFaustine
Kassem Al KhojaKassem Al KhojaAdnan
Charles BerlingCharles BerlingPatrice
Ethan PalissonNoah
Sophie CattaniSophie CattaniCamille
Andrino MpiosoAndrino MpiosoIssa
Driss RamdiDriss RamdiMourad
Mathieu LourdelMathieu LourdelVincent
Aurélia PetitAurélia PetitMarianne
Dalia NaousRuqia
Ala'a JabalImad
Ramadan AliAbu Firas
Sharhabel KhimayesAbu Hamza
Mounir MargoumMounir MargoumThe Emir
Soulafa HelouThe Neighbor
Rami FarahRami FarahRami
Muhannad MasoudAbu Jebel
Omran HadehaSami

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