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"Escape. Forever."

2024 1h 42m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 198

Thriller

Synopsis

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A talented chef with gambling woes flees to a Latin American villa to visit an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life as a private chef. Envy soon turns to greed and then to something deeply unsettling for the chef when he assumes his friend's life and discovers the motives of his mysterious clients.

“Escape. Forever.”

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Cast

Nick Stahl
Ryan
Tamsin Topolski
Imogene
Randy Vasquez
Detective Ruiz
Penelope Mitchell
Alice
Brian Groh
Jack
Juan Carlos Messier
Maurice
Ariel Sierra
Officer Gallo
Greg Winter
Barry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Tomnay
Writers: Nicholas Tomnay
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholas Tomnay, shot by Mateo Guzmán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Russo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicholas Tomnay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nick Stahl and Tamsin Topolski and Randy Vasquez carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Escape. Forever.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicholas Tomnay directs. Mateo Guzmán behind the camera. Jeff Russo scores. Nicholas Tomnay cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nicholas Tomnay, shot by Mateo Guzmán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jeff Russo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nicholas Tomnay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nick Stahl and Tamsin Topolski and Randy Vasquez carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Escape. Forever.".
9IMDB entry: tt13638858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "suicide", "gambling debt", "detective", "cooking".