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‘Escape from Mogadishu’ Review: North and South Korean Diplomats Join Forces in an Exciting Account of a Real-Life Somali Incident

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Richard Kuipers If North Korea and South Korea ever reunite and hold a celebratory film festival, “Escape from Mogadishu” is a sure thing for selection.

Based on the amazing true story of embassy staff from both countries joining forces to escape probable death in the civil war-ravaged Somali capital in 1991, this propulsive and intelligently written South Korean adventure thriller casts partisan politics aside and celebrates what can be achieved when adversaries come together.

Energetically directed by Ryoo Seung-wan (“Veteran”) and very well performed, “Mogadishu” has stormed to the top spot at the Korean box-office with more than a million admissions in the week since its July 28 release.

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