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Adib Abdel Kareem (Alexander Siddig) desperately searches for his daughter in the chaotic Middle East.

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Alonso Duralde TheWrap 02/22/2013
The film tries to meld politically charged personal drama with the action-movie tropes you'd expect in a story set in the Middle East. (Chase through a crowded marketplace? Brawl at the hamam? Check!) Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post 02/22/2013
2/4
The plot unfolds at a nice clip, but at no point does director Ruba Nadda evade expectations. Go to Full Review
Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times 02/21/2013
2/5
One hopes "Inescapable" is only a momentary stumble for this promising filmmaker. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/07/2019
A joyless exercise in prevailing generality. Go to Full Review
Steve Erickson Gay City News 02/21/2018
"Inescapable" offers a respectful treatment of its Arab characters' struggles, set at a central position rare in North American cinema, but it waters itself down in its effort to make them palatable to a non-Arab audience. Go to Full Review
Brandon Judell CultureCatch 03/18/2013
Clearly meaning Inescapable as an act of love, Ms. Nada, a Canadian filmmaker with Syrian/Palestinian parents, has instead done a great disservice to her gene pool and our film-loving sensibilities. Irksome would be a more appropriate title. Go to Full Review
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Jerod S @jeroduptown 10/11/2023 Tomei really isn't in this movie - and it's similar to the Taken series but without any of the suspense. It's paced and shot all wrong. See more Abby A 10/06/2023 YET ANOTHER MOVIE WHERE I WOULD ADVISE PEOPLE TO NOT TAKE THE LOW critics' RATINGS SERIOUSLY Adib (the fabulous, charming Alexander siddig) is a Syrian falsely accused of being a traitor and exiled. Decades later, after starting a family and new life in Canada his daughter goes missing after going on a trip and her sister tells him she went off to Syria to research about him! Without telling anyone. Already giving off "spoiled brat " vibes. Adib finds himself needing to go back to his home in Syria where he has lots of enemies and has to confront the awkwardness of asking for help from his first wife Fatima he left behind (played by Marisa tomei.) Subdued stoic first half.. Intense, immersive 2nd half with a bit of action and some violence. Enjoyable throughout personally and everything gets wrapped up well at the end. By that I mean no head scratching, No plot holes.. Also appreciate that there wasn't too much politicspeak and jargon because there's people like myself who don't know the last thing about Syrian culture or Syrian internal affairs.. I've really enjoyed with Alexander in it.. From Rubba Nada she's really good in my opinion. I liked Cairo Time too. I'm a Long term fan of Dr Bashir of DS9! See more 08/06/2018 Slow, boring, lame. No suspense, just a lot of blanks stares and talk. Rotten. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 05/19/2016 Inescapable is a disappointing film. It is about Adib Abdel Kareem who must confront what he left behind in Damascus when his daughter goes missing. Alexander Siddig and Joshua Jackson give horrible performances. The script is badly written. Ruba Nadda did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more 05/11/2015 Marisa Tomei plays a great Arab woman. I liked the twist and turn of the plot and the topical relevance of Syria. A very entertaining thriller. See more 04/27/2015 A father's desperate search for his daughter in the chaos that is Damascus, Syria. A Canadian production. Liked it. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Adib Abdel Kareem (Alexander Siddig) desperately searches for his daughter in the chaotic Middle East.
Director
Ruba Nadda
Producer
Daniel Iron, Lance Samuels
Screenwriter
Ruba Nadda
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
IFC Films, Myriad Pictures, Alliance, Foundry Films
Rating
R (Some Violence|Brief Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.1K
Runtime
1h 33m
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