Escape from Raqqa

Escape from Raqqa

Directed by Emmanuel Hamon

Produced by Epithète Films, OCS

2019103 min6.0 / 10

A tense, character-driven thriller about a woman's disillusionment with extremism and her husband's desperate mission to rescue his family from ISIS-controlled territory.

Paris, spring 2015. Faustine travels to Syria with her little son to join ISIS; but, once in Raqqa, she soon realizes the hell she is gotten herself into. Her husband Sylvain quickly understands that the French government is powerless to help him, so he plans with some friends a high-risk extraction operation to get his family back.

Questions people ask

  • Is Escape from Raqqa sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Escape from Raqqa violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Escape from Raqqa scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Escape from Raqqa easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Escape from Raqqa end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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37/ 100

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Surprise17

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Love22

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