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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Escape from Mogadishu deals with a real-life defection incident between the two Korean embassies in Somalia back in the nineties that purports to explore the relevant motives behind the event.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin

Kim Myung-hee

Kim Yoon-seok

Kim Yoon-seok

Han Shin Sung

Zo In-sung

Zo In-sung

Kang Dae Jin

Heo Joon-ho

Heo Joon-ho

Rim Yong Soo

Koo Kyo-hwan

Koo Kyo-hwan

Tae Joon Gi

Jung Man-sik

Jung Man-sik

Gong Soo Cheol

Park Kyung-hye

Park Kyung-hye

Park Ji Eun

Kim Jae-hwa

Kim Jae-hwa

Jo Soo Jin