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Escape from Raqqa

Escape from Raqqa

20196.01h 43m

Overview

Paris, spring 2015. Faustine travels to Syria with her little son to join ISIS; but, once in Raqqa, she soon realizes the hell she is gotten herself into. Her husband Sylvain quickly understands that the French government is powerless to help him, so he plans with some friends a high-risk extraction operation to get his family back.

Directed by Emmanuel Hamon
Written by Benjamin Dupas, Emmanuel Hamon
Produced by Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand
Box Office0Revenue: $176K

Top Cast

Swann Arlaud

Swann Arlaud

Sylvain

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

Gabriel

Jisca Kalvanda

Jisca Kalvanda

Faustine

Kassem Al Khoja

Kassem Al Khoja

Adnan

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Patrice

E

Ethan Palisson

Noah

Sophie Cattani

Sophie Cattani

Camille

Andrino Mpioso

Andrino Mpioso

Issa

Driss Ramdi

Driss Ramdi

Mourad

Mathieu Lourdel

Mathieu Lourdel

Vincent

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipparis, francebased on true storyreligious fundamentalismistanbul, turkeyisis (daesh)syrian civil warraqqa, syria

About Escape from Raqqa

Escape from Raqqa is a drama, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, paris, france, based on true story, religious fundamentalism, istanbul, turkey, isis (daesh). Directed by Emmanuel Hamon, it stars Swann Arlaud, Finnegan Oldfield, Jisca Kalvanda. Paris, spring 2015. Faustine travels to Syria with her little son to join ISIS; but, once in Raqqa, she soon realizes the hell she is gotten herself into. Her husband Sylvain quickly understands that the French government is powerless to help him, so he plans with some friends a high-risk extraction operation to get his family back.

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