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Ten young women are kidnapped by sex traffickers. And, given the title, I don't think it's much of a spoiler to say they try to escape.

You might remember the director from The Dead, a zombie film set in Africa. I kind of liked that. This is a bit more of a traditional exploitation movie. Lots of youngish women in revealing clothes running around, trying to escape brutish guys.

The interesting thing about Escape is that the women fight back. Instead of just screaming for help, they throw punches and sometimes rocks. The fight choreography is a bit poor, but I liked that they made the effort. A lot of these kinds of thrillers get kind of annoying and repetitive with all the running and screaming.

It feels a bit long even at 90 minutes, but it's certainly watchable. There are also maybe too many characters. It's easier to keep a dozen characters straight when they're dressed and styled differently, but these are all youngish blondes in beach outfits. There was a nurse who was pretty cool, but the others kind of blended together.

If you're in the mood for a B movie, you might as well give it a try. If you're looking for something more than that, skip it.

Great setting and scenery, the plot is as you'd expect for this type of film, so you know what you're getting but it's solid and an easy watch.

The female characters are, on the whole, portrayed as having both beauty and brains, as they ultimately outsmart their captors and escape. Ok, you may question how a small group of petite young women in skimpy dresses and high heels can run through the desert and take down a ruthless criminal gang...but it's a movie, it's fiction and in this move, that's what they do, and it's positive to see this portrayed.

I think some of the acting is very good, and being honest, some of it is a bit questionable, but it doesn't detract from the overall film. The bad guys / criminals all fit the bill very well, and the lead female roles are solid. A few of the performances are a bit 'Made in Chelsea / I want to look like I'm crying but really I'm not', but all in all, the film does what it says on the tin and delivers on its promise.

I think it is a bit like if the Made in Chelsea lot went on holiday and got captured, and you'll probably see this and know what you're getting from the trailer, so if it's not for you, don't watch the film.

Overall: an easy watch, enjoyable, some good performances, great scenery / settings, good to see female characters in the stronger, hero, come-out-on-top roles.

Ok its a bit hackneyed, the trafficking of BEBs (Blue-Eyed Blondes) with the ruthless baddies and the helpless young ladies. In this case there is a problem that since all the heroines are all BEBs, and since the film tries to track the action of different BEBs in similar locations, and since we get flashbacks to explain how the BEBs got into this situation, it gets hard to follow. Probably its best just to let the action flow over you rather than work out the plot.

Some nice touches - the girls are not all hopeless and brainless, and do some good fightbacks. The tension is mainly in the last 20 minutes, and the plot extends even into the end credits (good thing I didn't shut it off as soon as the last baddie died!).

All in all watchable but I would not watch it for a third time. Spoiler alert! Not all the baddies are British!

I love the concept. It would be nice if there were more horror movies where the female characters are not complete morons.

Unfortunately, this isn't it. It's not a horror movie, more like a really bad comedy.

Almost every scene reminded me a scenes from horror movie parodies.

The acting is absolutely horrible. No character is believable. As bad as the girls were, the parants' "war room" side was so much worse and unnecessary.

The bad guys, especially the boss, were so badly written. The accents just made it worse.

The dialogs and the script are just bad. Karla telling that long dumb unrelated childhood story while being chased was just hilarious.

Also, Lucy finding this ABANDONED structure in the middle of the desert going door to door (openings, no actual doors) asking if anyone is home was absolutely dumb and funny (The building has no roof, ffs!). Surprising, she finds that useless homeless that hands her a plastic bottle that seem to be full with urine and cigarettes, yet she tries to drink it, then vomits.

This movie is terrible. The only thing going for it is the decent cinematography and the desert shots and the pretty good gritty efrects.

Best if avoided.

What I liked: Great choice of location. I found myself looking it up. I'm not someone who particularly likes blood and guts films but the violence was fairly well done.

What I didn't: Terrible script. Most of the acting was quite amateurish but the dialogue didn't help. The rescue room team were a joke and added nothing. What was going on with the mothers? The random vagrant drink in an abandoned and ruined building in the middle of nowhere. How did he get there? And the girl calling into each clearly empty space asking for help! Then there was the completely unnecessary story about a childhood guilt which was met with some dreadful over acting from the listener. Meanwhile the guy hunting them was wandering around aimlessly presumably waiting for her to finish.

Conclusion: A serious subject badly written, produced and directed with the main lure being the very pretty and scantily clad girls. My first thumbs down in a while.

As a devoted fan of horror/exploitation cinema, the luckiest you can probably get is by attending the world-premiere of a title that might eventually grow out to become a cult classic. I'm honestly not sure if "Escape" will ever become one, but it certainly has the potential and the entertainment value for it! And should it become a cult classic, I'll be even prouder to say I was there at the world premiere in Belgium, at a lovely little genre festival and in the presence of the director and a large part of the cast.

"Escape" is basically an upgrade of the nasty and cruel "Women in Prison/Hunting Humans" exploitation sub-genre of the 70s and early 80s, in which beautiful girls - in torn clothes and with their breasts hanging out - were beaten, raped, hunted, and killed by sadist prison wardens of perverted yokels. Luckily, times have evolved. The girls here aren't hysterical bimbos that run around like headless chickens anymore, but strong and organized power-women that fight back with a plan.

In Fuerteventura, a criminal gang is targeting attractive young (and exclusively blond) young women on holiday, brutally kidnap them, and lock them up in the basement of a secluded villa in the desert until the group is big enough to ship them off on a container ship to overseas customers. The girls, and especially Karla and Lucy, manage to stay relatively calm given the circumstances, and await the first chance they'll get to escape.

Writer/director Howard J. Ford clearly knows and loves the genre. He knows very well what type of "evil" men to cast as the villains. You know, creeps with scars, eye-patches, and terrible dental hygiene that disrespectfully gaze at women as if they are cold beers on a hot summer day. The girls are obviously cast primarily on their good looks and bikini-bodies, but it's fantastic to see how they also have brains and a strong will to survive. "Escape" - too bad about the numeric title - also features several tense moments, exhilarating action, and a handful of shocking scenes. Of course, there are defaults as well, like the clichéd traumas some of the girls are dragging along, but they are not too bothersome. In my humble opinion a movie like "Escape" is successful if you can barely stop yourself from yelling encouraging stuff to the girls on the screen. That was the case for me during "Escape". I dare you NOT to cheer for the girl holding the scissors to do "her thing" during the climax. You simply can't.

Overall, I enjoyed this film, although it did seem to be a lower-budget version of 'Taken', but instead of Liam Neeson kicking ass, there are numerous hot 'blondes' doing it. Combining their superior psyche, these females exploit the machismo, one-dimensional nature of the villains, especially in the final act. That being said, I thought the actors cast as the antagonists did a good job. In particular, I enjoyed the camaraderie and 'friendship' between the eyepatch character and his Eastern European accomplice (Jon-Paul Gates, who I have seen in other films). Even though both were abducting and raping women at will, I thought their character traits personified the Eastern European mafia, where loyalty is not as important as greed and self-aggrandisement. When Gates attempts to drive the car, bleeding profusely, and Eyepatch asserts he can't drive, is hilarious! Some amusing moments in between the carnage of sex trafficking!

Th scenery shots were about the best this movie had to offer, it was shockingly terrible acting from actors who were just going through the motions with zero effort put into what they were doing or saying, lets not get started on the horribly misplaced back stories of the main characters or the sheer stupidity of their actions and of their captors and WTH was with that random drunk in the middle of nowhere, he had absolutely no business or purpose in the entire movie, the rocks had better parts than he did. All up the entire thing from start to finish isn't worth the time or effort it takes to watch it.

Written and Directed by Howard J Ford. Who is the writer/director of The Ledge, Never Let Go, The Lockdown Hauntings, and Darkgame comes "Escape", a gripping thriller that dives deep into the terrifying world of human trafficking.

The film begins with ten young women lured to an exclusive island resort, enticed by promises of luxury and relaxation. However, what appears to be a dream vacation quickly spirals into a nightmare when they discover that the resort is a front for human trafficking. In a terrifying sequence, the women are drugged, bound, and transported to a remote desert location where they face the grim reality of being sold into human trafficking.

The film's desert setting makes matters worse , and the stakes feel higher as the women are constantly watched by armed guards. Yet, despite the overwhelming odds, two of the women-Karla (Sarah Alexandra Marks) and Lucy (Sophie Rankin)-refuse to give in to despair. Both actresses deliver standout performances, bringing depth and intensity to their roles as they plot a daring escape. Their journey is a harrowing test of endurance, trust, and resilience as they attempt to outwit their captors and survive the desert's unforgiving terrain.

Sean Cronin is chilling as Andras, the ruthless lead trafficker. His menacing presence adds tension to every scene, driving home the life-or-death stakes for the women. What begins as a desperate escape attempt quickly escalates into a thrilling battle for survival, culminating in a deadly showdown as the traffickers close in.

Trafficking and women's prison movies have long been staples of exploitation cinema, particularly since the 1970s, where sensationalism was key. However, Escape distinguishes itself by setting aside the exploitative elements and focusing on action and story. The film avoids shock value, delivering instead a serious narrative that emphasizes well-developed characters and intense, action-heavy storytelling.

Travellian Skipaldi's stunning cinematography makes the desert locations breathtaking while heightening the film's tension and excitement. Combined with a dynamic directorial effort and a strong cast, Escape transforms what could have been a standard thriller into a captivating and pulse-pounding experience.

In conclusion Escape is a thrilling, action-packed film that takes a serious approach to a harrowing subject, carried by strong performances, engaging storytelling, and striking visuals. I found it very entertaining and a fun watch.

Feels like it was made on an iPhone, editing is bad and I got nauseous with the amount of zooming into shot when an actor has dialogue and then loads of unnecessary cutting. They obviously had a budget to hire a drone for some unnecessary aerial shots but they actually seemed to be the best bits! Once you get past the cut & zoom style you then have the really bad accents and poor acting. Story is thin so you expect action but again disappointing, it's slow and very predictable. My guess is It's trying to be Revenge but lacks any empowerment. It actually is like the director handed his mates some phones on holiday met some women at a bar and said let's make a film while we are here ....Avoid.

Absolutely horrific acting from start to finish. The producers and directors should be ashamed. Painful and annoying to watch. 90 minutes I'll never get back, it was massive waste of time watching this. Some of the worst acting I've ever seen. Still left questions unanswered at the end of the film. This movie was thrown together so cheaply, probably in the top 5 worst movies I have ever seen. Even the front cover poster has a girl with a rifle, this rifle isn't even in the movie let alone that image, so that's wrong advertising to begin with. I was expecting much from this movie but I didn't expect it to be this frustrating to watch.

Terrible film.

The acting is atrocious, the script doesn't help, i'll grant them that.

This has a look of a group of couples going on holiday together, one of them bought a camera, and came up with an idea to keep them busy for a day, or two, and this was the end result.

The general premise isn't all that bad, but the execution is brutal. The short scene where the parents all all simultaneously phoning their daughters, all saying the same thing - 'We haven't heard from you in so long' (how long is that? 2 hours?) was perhaps one of the most stupid, pointless scenes i've seen for quite some time.

Choose something else to watch on a Friday night with your bottle of plonk and Chinese.

I'm not sure if the acting was bad, or it was simply down to the dialogue. In fact, I think it was the latter. Except for 2 or 3 very noticeable (and terrible) performances.

It was very cliche at times. And each sentence seems to be about 5 words long, pause, then next sentence.

There's a lot of human trafficking films out there, and this one is on the more unrealistic end. It wasn't terrible, it wasn't even bad, but it wasn't above a 4.5. No way. But it wasn't the worst film I've seen by any stretch of the imagination. So, if you're into thrillers, you'll probably not regret watching it, but probably won't remember in a week either.

Well, the scenery shots are excellent - that's fair. And the random drunk was a bit lost.

It's not a terrible film - some of the acting is pretty hammed up, but the casting's good (Sean Cronin and Sarah Alexandra Marks especially, although for different reasons), the pacing is solid, the soundtrack unspectacular but supportive, and there are a couple of amusing twists. Good eye candy, for those that like that.

It's a fair-to-good medium-budget thriller that gives space for the director and several of the actors to develop their craft. I saw it at the screening for the UK Film Awards where it won best thriller - and it was among the better shows I saw today.

Two friends take a dreadful and horrifying vacation when criminals kidnap them in order to sell them to the highest bidder. That's when adversity and retribution sets in, this movie is about women empowerment and I was here for it. Good acting, great location scenery and women fighting back. Cliche at times but I enjoyed the film. Director Howard J. Ford previous films The Dead and The Dead 2 were also good movies, as a horror fan I am waiting for The Dead part 3. But I will recommend this movie Escape, I am all for empowering women & I am predicting this will be the year for women. Good Job 💙