Escape from the Outland

Escape from the Outland

2025 · 131 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, War, Action

The couple of Ma Xiao, a foreign correspondent, and Pan Wenjia, a volunteer doctor, accompanied engineer Miao Feng on a trip to the suburbs to repair a base station. During the trip, the local situation suddenly changed and the three were kidnapped by an extremist organisation. While in prison, they met Zhou Weijie, an overseas Chinese businessman. In order to find a chance of survival, they embarked on a journey of escape in the midst of barbaric warfare and chaos.

Directed by Shen Ao · Written by Shen Ao

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Xiao Yang Ma Xiao
Qi Xi Pan Wenjia
Simon Yam Zhou Weijie
Ryan Zheng Kai Miao Feng
Pan Binlong Tian
Fathi Anouar Ghammam Latif
Zhou Le Wang Ke
David Yan Kim Jong-hoon
Xu Xiangdong Ambassador Chen
Lin Si-yu Zhongxun Leader
Audrey Ottaviano Maya

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