Escape

Year: 1989

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Richard Styles

ActionThriller

In a town where death comes easily, survival hinges on a single, ruthless rule. To uncover the truth behind her brother’s disappearance, a young woman leaves Chicago and travels to a corrupt North Carolina town, facing danger and deception at turn. She soon discovers the town’s officials are complicit, forcing her to fight for answers and survival.

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