Escape and Evasion

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Escape and Evasion

2019

1h 32m

War

Drama

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After his men are killed in Burma, Seth returns home in search of solace in the arms of his dead comrade's sister, Rebecca.

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David Stratton

The Australian

The jungle scenes, shot in Queensland, are well staged and genuinely suspenseful and McConville's performance is impressive. The film was clearly made on a modest budget, and, taking that into account, it is pretty impressive.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 6, 2020

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's not the script which provides the film's punch. That comes from Josh McConville's embodiment of an Australian army officer who has returned from a mission to Myanmar suffering post-traumatic stress syndrome.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 4, 2020

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Luke Buckmaster

Guardian

A credible and interesting film with compelling ideas.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 15, 2019

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Escape And Evasion is one of the cinematic shining lights of this year. An intense and dramatic film – it is one of those movies you will find wanting to watch two or three times to really embrace it.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 29, 2024

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Jim Schembri

3AW

You can't argue with the film's good intentions [but] good intentions do not automatically make a good movie. Scatty direction, implausible action scenes and thin production values keep it from hitting the marks it is so obviously aiming for.

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 6, 2020

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Erin Free

FILMINK (Australia)

...Escape And Evasion is a cinematic tour of duty worth taking.

Rated: 16/20

Feb 25, 2020

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Emily B

The cast (particularly McConville) make a heroic effort to enliven implausible subplots and a dreadful and plodding script. Unfortunately, this movie was interesting solely for that Herculean, but ultimately, doomed effort.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

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Ian R

Maybe it's because I'm Australian, but the cast was too familiar to me having seen most of these actors in many other roles. It was an okay effort, but I think that a better plot could (and probably will) centre around Australian forces role in Afghanistan. Around a pretty decent military drama.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/31/23

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Audience Member

A welcoming change to typical Action war films with great performances, cool battle scenes and plenty of intrigue.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Absolute garbage, poor story and acting was atrocious! Anyone that says this was ok has no idea. If there were military advisors on this film they should be ashamed of themselves.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Amazing. So powerful and real.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Melissa M

The movie provides some good insight into PTSD for returned soldiers. The Actor playing the main character is very believable. Good scenery, good child actors. Great little Aussie effort on a fictional drama. Some of the more gruesome scenes are not for the faint hearted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/20

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Synopsis

After his men are killed in Burma, Seth returns home in search of solace in the arms of his dead comrade's sister, Rebecca.

Director: Storm Ashwood
Producer: Jane Corden
Screenwriter: Storm Ashwood
Production Co: Bronte Pictures, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Premiere Picture, Kreo Films FZ
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 32m

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