Escape from Mogadishu
2021 2h 1m movie Film South Korea

Escape from Mogadishu

모가디슈

“A city in revolt, we must escape.”

Synopsis

모가디슈

“A city in revolt, we must escape.”

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.

The 2020–2022 South Korea Window

269 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Escape from Mogadishu sits at position #176.

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The 2020s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Escape from Mogadishu premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
124
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #581 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea War productions specifically: #21 of 35 (top 60%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages English, Korean, Somali
Production Companies Filmmaker R&K, Dexter Studios, filmK
Runtime 2h 1m
Release Date July 28, 2021
IMDb tt14810692

Themes & Motifs

  • diplomat
  • escape
  • somalia
  • 1990s
  • mogadishu
  • inter-korean relations

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