'Escape' was pre-sold in 163 countries

The movie 'Escape' was pre-sold in 163 countries ahead of its release in July.

'Escape' is a film depicting a life-threatening chase between Gyu-nam, a North Korean soldier who sets out to escape for tomorrow, and Hyeon-sang, an officer of the National Security Agency who chases after Gyu-nam to protect today.

'Escape' achieved the feat of being pre-sold to 163 countries overseas even before its domestic release. 'Escape' is expected to meet audiences in various countries by being sold all over the world, including Asian countries such as Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Thailand, as well as Mongolia, North America, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Poland, France, Germany, and the Middle East. . In particular, in North America, the film was scheduled to be released on July 5th, at the same time as Korea.

Distributor Well Go USA, which has introduced representative works of Korean films such as 'Exhuma', 'Noryang: Sea of Death', 'Train to Busan', 'The Wailing', and 'The Thieves' to North America, said, "'Escape' pursues freedom and expresses its own style. “We look forward to the enthusiastic support of Korean film fans when it is released in North American theaters this July, a film full of tension and the power of hope and human efforts to pioneer life.” Splendid Film GmbH, a German distributor that has been distributing Korean works that have aroused great response such as 'Breakdown', 'Smuggling', 'Negotiation', and 'Mogadishu', also said, "We are looking for 'Parasite', a ruthless North Korean officer chasing Lee Je-hoon of 'Model Taxi'. “I am looking forward to the release of ‘Escape,’ an intense chase action film with Koo Kyo-hwan from ‘The Gray’ and ‘Peninsula.’”

'Escape' will be released in theaters on July 3rd.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr