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Escape from Raqqa

20191h 43mEmmanuel Hamon
IMDb 6.2

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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.

DramaThriller
Husband Wife RelationshipParis, FranceBased On True StoryReligious FundamentalismIstanbul, TurkeyIsis (daesh)Syrian Civil WarRaqqa, Syria

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What is Escape from Raqqa (2019) about?

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.

Who stars in Escape from Raqqa?

Escape from Raqqa stars Swann Arlaud (Sylvain), Finnegan Oldfield (Gabriel), Jisca Kalvanda (Faustine), Kassem Al Khoja (Adnan), Charles Berling (Patrice). The film was directed by Emmanuel Hamon.

How long is Escape from Raqqa?

Escape from Raqqa has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2019.

Is Escape from Raqqa worth watching?

Escape from Raqqa holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10. Fans of Drama, Thriller are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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