Inescapable

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Cast & Crew

Alexander Siddig
Adib

Joshua Jackson
Paul

Marisa Tomei
Fatima

Oded Fehr
Sayid

Fadia Nadda
Lingerie Girl

Saad Siddiqui
Halim

Bonnie Lee Bouman
Emily

Jay Anstey
Muna

Ruba Nadda
Director

Ruba Nadda
Screenwriter

Kirk D'Amico
Executive Producer

Mark Slone
Executive Producer

Christine Vachon
Executive Producer

Daniel Iron
Producer

Lance Samuels
Producer

Geo Höhn
Original Music

Jim Petrak
Original Music

Luc Montpellier
Cinematographer

Teresa Hannigan
Film Editor

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Critic Reviews for Inescapable

Audience Reviews for Inescapable

• Feb 24, 2013

  After his daugher Muna(Jay Anstey), a photographer, goes missing in Damascus, Adib(Alexander Siddig) is forced to return to his native Syria for the first time in decades where he is persona non grata to say the least. At least, he still has friends there like Fatima(Marisa Tomei) who helps him enter the country and Sayid(Oded Fehr) who is now a big cheese in the security services. That's not to say Adib is helpless on his own as he discovers a couple of clues in his daugher's hotel room. Of course, there is nothing quite like protocol when he visits the Canadian embassy to check in with Paul Ridge(Joshua Jackson) before making a call to the Russian embassy. "Inescapable" is at best a half-baked thriller. Now, if only it had been a fully baked thriller, we could have gotten some fun out of the whole thing. As it is, there are some nice moments, especially the opening lock picking scene, and fine shots but not much beyond that. On the minus side, there is almost a running joke out of quickly obtained visas and characters here tend to get rescued not out of their own resourcefulness but out of somebody showing out of the blue. You need more than that level of potential watchfulness and a few mentions to fully document pre-civil war Syria as a police state which does not exactly come as a surprise. What is desperately needed in the movie is a broader perspective not only on the country but on Adib, along with more dramatic depth.
  Walter M Super Reviewer
• Feb 21, 2013

  A tense, smart, terrifically character driven and exciting suspense-thriller. It depends on story, characters and substance above all else and is surprisingly effective and genuinely moving. It's a riveting, well-crafted and nail-biting film that delivers some strong performances and gritty action. A solid and outstanding cast. Alexander Siddig is absolutely superb. Joshua Jackson is excellent. Oded Fehr is terrific. Marisa Tomei is wonderful. A tough, stylish, gripping and excellent movie. It's great to see a Canadian-produced film of this quality, they rarely get as good as this one.
  Al S Super Reviewer

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