Escape: Human Cargo

Year: 1998

Runtime: 107 mins

Language: English

Director: Simon Wincer

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Separated from his country and family, John McDonald’s sole goal is to get home. In 1977 an American entrepreneur, he travels to Saudi Arabia to close a lucrative deal, but a dispute with powerful Saudi partners leads to his arrest. Because U.S. policy forbids interference, the embassy offers no assistance, forcing John to devise a daring escape.

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