Escape
★ 7.2 · 2024 · 96m · Action · Drama · Thriller
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.
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