“Escape from Mogadishu” Review

There’s a volatility to Escape from Mogadishu that makes it more of a nail-biter for more than just its thrilling escape story. It’s a political thriller that takes place during the chaotic uprising of citizens in Mogadishu with Korean diplomats caught up in the crossfire. It’d be so easy for such a film to fall into a simplistic pattern of painting either the revolutionary Somalians or the scheming North Koreans as the easy-to-spot antagonists. Thankfully, this film narrowly dashes through tha...