Escape (2024 film) explained

Director:Rodrigo Cortés
Language:Spanish
Cinematography:Rafa García
Editing:Rodrigo Cortés
Music:Víctor Reyes
Distributor:Beta Fiction Spain

Escape is an upcoming thriller film written, edited and directed by Rodrigo Cortés, based on the novel of the same name by and starring Mario Casas and Anna Castillo.

Plot

The plot follows N., a broken young man hellbent on living in prison.

Production

Escape entails Cortés' return to Spanish-language filmmaking after his 2007 debut feature The Contestant.[1] Pitched by Cortés as "The Count of Monte Cristo backwards, Papillon backwards or Escape from Alcatraz backwards", the film is a Nostromo Pictures (Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls) co-production with France's The Project, in association with Mogambo, Cosmopolitan TV, and with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+. In May 2023, Martin Scorsese was announced as executive producer.[2] Rafael García is the cinematographer.[3] Shooting locations included Armuña de Tajuña.[4] Filming had already wrapped by 22 July 2023.[5]

Release

Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain, the film is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 31 October 2024.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Escape', la nueva película en español de Rodrigo Cortés. ABC. 25 January 2023. 18 June 2023. 29 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230129100418/https://www.abc.es/play/cine/noticias/abci-escape-nueva-pelicula-espanol-rodrigo-cortes-202301251618_noticia.html. live.
  2. Web site: Martin Scorsese Executive Produces Rodrigo Cortes' 'Escape,' Starring Mario Casas (Exclusive). Variety. 24 May 2023. John. Hopewell. 18 June 2023. 18 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230618151524/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/martin-scorsese-rodrigo-cortes-adrian-guerra-1235623722/#!. live.
  3. Web site: Rodrigo Cortés y Rafael García comienzan el rodaje de 'Escape'. 16 June 2023. Camera and Light Mag. 18 June 2023. 18 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230618151528/https://www.cameraandlightmag.com/noticias/rodrigo-cortes-y-rafael-garcia-comienzan-el-rodaje-de-escape/1. live.
  4. Web site: Comienza el rodaje de la película 'Escape' en Armuña de Tajuña (Guadalajara). Cadena SER. 31 May 2023. Jesús. Blanco Orozco. 18 June 2023. 18 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230618151526/https://cadenaser.com/castillalamancha/2023/05/31/comienza-el-rodaje-de-la-pelicula-escape-en-armuna-de-tajuna-guadalajara-ser-guadalajara/. live.
  5. Web site: Mario Casas se pone bajo la batuta de Rodrigo Cortés en 'Escape', producida por Scorsese. ABC. 27 July 2023.
  6. Web site: ESCAPE, la nueva película de Rodrigo Cortés, se estrenará el próximo 31 de octubre en cines. Beta Fiction. 1 February 2024.