Escaping the Dead
5.1
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark...”
Inspired by the face eating incident in Florida a few years back, the film has its starting point in a typical day for the lead character, David. David is the local marihuana pusher, but he is the kind of dealer that smokes more than he sells. The country has been hit by a new deathdrug and when David and his partner in crime, Ahmir, are offered some exceptionally cheap cocaine they see it as an opportunity to earn big money to pay their debt. The cocaine turns out to have a terrible side effect that creates a giant zombie outbreak that spreads across the entire Copenhagen. In the film we follow David and his bloody fight out of the city.
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Cast
19 people
Bastian Brinch Pedersen
David
Also in
Back from the Dead
Kim Sønderholm
Lars
Known for
The Ringmaster
Martin Sonntag
Sune Rolf Jensen
Junior
Also in
60 Seconds to Die
Desolation
Heine Sørensen
Jørgen
Also in
60 Seconds to Die
Grotesk
Lone Fleming
David's Mother
Known for
Tombs of the Blind Dead
Vampyres
Lloyd Kaufman
Sex Tourist
Known for
Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
Slither
Rama Øzel
Ahmir
Sead Sainoski
Sablen
Hervé Toure
Jamal
Daniel Hutera
Pusher
Hassaan Hamza Waseem
Muhammed
Martin Sonntag Director
United States release August 17, 2017
Languages
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
United States · August 17, 2017
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Action on Film)
Denmark · August 18, 2017
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
Brazil
December 9, 2017 · Festival Montevideo Fantastico
Canada
October 29, 2017 · Fake Flesh Film Fest
Germany
November 2, 2017 · Berliner Zombiefilmfest
Netherlands
October 27, 2017 · The Overkill Festival
Philippines
January 30, 2018 · iChill Manila International Film Festival
Poland
August 9, 2019 · Festiwal Filmowy
United Kingdom
October 20, 2017 · Festival of Fantastic Films
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