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Escape from Mogadishu 모가디슈 Mogadisyu
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Theatrical release poster
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Country
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South Korea
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Directed by
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Seung-wan Ryu
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Release Date
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2021
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Language
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Korean English Somali
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Studio
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Dexter Studios Filmmaker R&K Lotte Entertainment
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Distributor
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Well Go USA Entertainemnt (USA, theatrical)
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Main Cast
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Character
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Actor
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Han Shin-sung
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Kim Yoon-seok
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Kang Dae-jin
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Zo In-sung
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Rim Yong-su
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Huh Joon-ho
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Tae Joon-ki
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Koo Kyo-hwan
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Escape from Mogadishu (Korean title: 모가디슈, Mogadisyu; lit. "Mogadishu") is a 2021 Korean action-drama film. The film, which is based on true events, takes place in 1991 at the height of the Somalian Civil War and the military coup d'état against the government of Somali general and president Mohamed Siad Barre, and follows a group of South and North Korean diplomats and their families as they attempt to hide and escape from the violence and anarchy-filled streets of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The following weapons were used in the film Escape from Mogadishu:
Pistols
Tokarev TT-33
The Tokarev TT-33 is the standard sidearm of all Somalia-affiliated characters.
Post-1947 Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
The Tokarev in a Somali officer's holster.
Closer view of the holstered pistol.
The same officer levels the pistol to Kang Dae-jin's (Zo In-sung) head, suspicious of his presence.
Dae-jin dares the officer to shoot him as he delivers a diplomatic message with the help of Sin-seong.
A Somali solider firing his Tokarev.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
The PPSh-41 is used by multiple Somalian rebels.
PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
General Aidid's rebels hold PPSh submachine guns as he delivers a message to both Korean embassies.
A rebel child soldier holds his PPSh as he and the other rebels hold the diplomats hostage.
Heckler & Koch MP5SD3
The guards of the Embassy of Italy are incorrectly armed with the Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 instead of the Beretta AR70.
Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 - 9x19mm
The Italian embassy's guards stand in front of the entrance with their MP5s.
Rifles
AK-47
The AK-47 and its variants and copies are used by all of the Somalian characters throughout the movie.
A Somali rebel fires his AK into the ceiling of the South Korean embassy.
AK-74
The AK-74 is briefly seen.
An AK-74 is held up at a demonstration.
Another AK-74 being held up.
AKM
The AKM is seen with multiple Somali characters.
An AKM is handed to a rebel at a demonstration.
The soldier at the center of the watchtower holds an AKM.
A soldier wearing a red beret holds an AKM as the Koreans are finally safely evacuated from the city.
AKS-47
The AKS-47 is used by multiple Somalian characters. They may be Type 56-1s but it is difficult to tell.
Type 3 AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm
A South Korean Embassy guard holds his AKS-47.
Type 56
The most frequently seen AK variant in the film is the Type 56 assault rifle.
A guard at Mogadishu International Airport holding his Type 56 stops Kang Dae-jin.
A rebel holds his Type 56.
The rebel's accomplices hold their own Type 56s.
A rebel shoots out the tire of the diplomats' car with his rifle.
Somalian officers with Type 56s.
A child rebel on the left initially pretends to fire his Type 56 at the diplomats.
The rebel on the left fires a Type 56.
Zastava M70
Multiple Somalian characters are also seen with the Zastava M70.
Zastava M70B1 - 7.62x39mm
The Somalian military open fire on the rebels and rioters.
A rebel aims his Zastava at a suspected dissident.
Heckler & Koch G3A3
A Somali rebel is equipped with the Heckler & Koch G3. Two more G3s are seen in the hands of rebels in some photographs.
Heckler & Koch G3A3 - 7.62x51mm NATO
In the photo on the left, a rebel has a G3 slung. Another rebel in the image on the right also holds a G3.
A rebel on the far left holds a G3 as General Aidid delivers a message.
L1A1
An L1A1 is seen being held up by a rioter.
L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO
Machine Guns
PKM
The PKM is used by the Somali rebels.
PKM with classic flash hider - 7.62x54mm R
A PKM is seen as General Aidid delivers his message.
A jeep-mounted PKM is fired at the escaping Koreans.
The PKM continues to fire at the Koreans' barricaded cars.
The jeep skids to a halt. The PKM is fully visible in this shot.
Browning M2
The Browning M2 is used by the Italian Embassy guards.
Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG.
An Italian embassy guard spots the arriving Koreans as another holds the M2.
The guards deliver a message to the rebels threatening to kill the Korean diplomats.
A guard with the M2 accompanies the Korean convoy in the film's ending.
Grenades
Tear gas
A tear gas grenade is thrown at the hotel as the civil war begins to spread into Mogadishu.
Tear gas grenades are thrown into evacuating visitors at the hotel.
Others
Rebel pictures
Somali rebels are seen holding multiple North Korea-supplied firearms in two images.
Rebels can be seen holding a
Heckler & Koch G3,
SKS, and
RPKs with their furniture and bipods missing in the image on the left. One of the rifles is identified within the film as a (non-existent) sniper-customized "Type 78".
In the image on the right, the rebels can be seen holding an
M16A1, another G3, and several
AKS-47s. One of the rifles in the image is also identified within the film as a North Korean Type 68, a copy of the AKM.
The left image printed on a newspaper.