NO ESCAPE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers), Pierce Brosnan (The World Is Not Enough), Lake Bell (Man Up), Sterling Jerins (World War Z), Spencer Garrett (Public Enemies), Karen Gemma Dodgson (film debut), Byron Gibson (The Eagle Path), Sahajak Boonthanakit (Only God Forgives), Claire Geare (Inception), Russell Geoffrey Banks (Battle of the Pacific)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Erick Dowdle (Devil), director, writer; Drew Dowdle (As Above, So Below), writer, producer; David Lancaster (Nightcrawler) and Michel Litvak (Drive), producers; Marco Beltrami (The Hurt Locker) and Buck Sanders (Max Payne), composer; Léo Hinstin (As Above, So Below), cinematographer; Elliot Greenberg (Chronicle), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Within days of relocating to Asia, an American family, including Jack (Wilson) and Annie (Bell) and their two children, find themselves caught up in the middle of a violent political uprising, with rebels mercilessly executing all foreigners. Allying themselves with seasoned expat Hammond (Brosnan), Jack and his family must keep one step ahead of the rebels and survive at all costs…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

If you’re looking for an intense cat-and-mouse movie where the cat just happens to be a group of pissed-off political activists, then No Escape is a heart-pounding thrill ride of survival and courage.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2015

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