
Escape from Uganda
Seen it?2013 | 114 min | Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Best watched without your phone in hand.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Shikha Samuel and Jayakrishnan have eloped and made Uganda their home with the help of Advocate Firoz , who is practising law there. The couple is leading a happy life with a girl child of their own. Jayakrishnan is employed as a manager in a coffee shop and Shikha runs a designer boutique of her own. The tranquillity of their life is shattered when Shikha is arrested on the charges of committing two murders, one of the victim is the daughter of the local Mayor, who has pledged to keep her in jail for the rest of her life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rajesh Nair
- Rima KallingalShikha Samuel
- Vijay BabuJayakrishnan
- R. ParthibanAntony
- Michael WawuyoDetective Morais
- MukeshAdvocate Firoz
- Joju George
- Jose ChameleoneDon Dada
- Tashu KaushikAngel Mathews
- Sam BagendaMayor
- Wilberforce MuteteJailor