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Escape: Human Cargo (1998)

Escape: Human Cargo poster
Directed by
Simon Wincer
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American businessman in Saudi Arabia tries to escape the country with his family after being caught up in a dangerous situation. The film follows their efforts to leave safely.

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What happens

Escape: Human Cargo is a 1998 American action television film, directed by Simon Wincer. The film was based upon the autobiography Flight from Dhahran by John McDonald In 1999, the film was nominated at the Motion Picture Sound Editors for the Golden Reel Award in the Best Sound Editing - Television movies category. It lost to A Soldier's Sweetheart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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