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ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU (모가디슈)
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Completed - KOREAN - Action/Adventure, Drama - 121 minutes

Log Line

In 1991 in Mogadishu, Somalia, in a country engulfed in civil war, diplomats trapped in both the North Korean and South Korean embassies risk their lives and embark on a joint escape.

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Seung-Wan RYOO
Cast : Yoon-Seok KIM, In-Sung ZO, Joon-Ho HUH, Kyo-Hwan KOO

Synopsis

In the late 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, a diplomatic skirmish between North and South Korea breaks out on the African continent over the latter’s campaign to join the United Nations. In 1991, three years after the opening of a South Korean embassy, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu is engulfed in civil war, leaving the South Korean diplomats trapped. The North Korean embassy faces the same situation. Diplomats of the two nations, who in the outside world are sworn enemies, become targets of both Somali government forces and rebels in the chaos of the civil war. Risking their lives, they embark on a joint escape.

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Country(ies) : KOREA (South)

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Festivals and Awards

Buil Film Awards 2021 (Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Supporting Actor, Popularity Star Award)
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2021 (Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Ten Best Films of the Year)
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 (Best Film , Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction )
Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 (Grand Prize, Best Film, Technical Award)
Udine Far East Film Festival 2022


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