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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = ''Escape from Mogadishu'' <br> 모가디슈 <br> Mogadisyu | |name = ''Escape from Mogadishu'' <br> 모가디슈 <br> Mogadisyu | ||
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|caption = ''Theatrical release poster'' | |caption = ''Theatrical release poster'' | ||
|country = [[Image:South Korean flag.jpg|25px]] South Korea | |country = [[Image:South Korean flag.jpg|25px]] South Korea | ||
− | |director = | + | |director = [[Seung-wan Ryu]] |
|date= 2021 | |date= 2021 | ||
|language = Korean <br> English <br> Somali | |language = Korean <br> English <br> Somali | ||
|studio= Dexter Studios <br> Filmmaker R&K <br> Lotte Entertainment | |studio= Dexter Studios <br> Filmmaker R&K <br> Lotte Entertainment | ||
− | |distributor= Well Go USA | + | |distributor= Well Go USA Entertainment (USA, theatrical) |
|character1=Han Shin-sung | |character1=Han Shin-sung | ||
|actor1=Kim Yoon-seok | |actor1=Kim Yoon-seok | ||
|character2=Kang Dae-jin | |character2=Kang Dae-jin | ||
− | |actor2=Zo In-sung | + | |actor2=[[Zo In-sung]] |
|character3=Rim Yong-su | |character3=Rim Yong-su | ||
|actor3=Huh Joon-ho | |actor3=Huh Joon-ho | ||
|character4=Tae Joon-ki | |character4=Tae Joon-ki | ||
− | |actor4=Koo Kyo-hwan | + | |actor4=[[Koo Kyo-hwan]] |
+ | |character5=Kim Myung-hee | ||
+ | |actor5=Kim So-jin | ||
+ | |character6=Gong Su-cheol | ||
+ | |actor6=[[Jeong Man-sik]] | ||
+ | |character7=Jo Soo-jin | ||
+ | |actor7=Kim Jae-hwa | ||
+ | |character8=Park Ji-eun | ||
+ | |actor8=Park Kyung-hye | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Escape from 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 | + | '''''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 Somali 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 from and escape the anarchy-filled streets of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. |
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
− | The [[Tokarev TT-33]] is the standard sidearm of | + | The [[Tokarev TT-33]] is the standard sidearm of the Somali military throughout the film. |
− | [[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Post-1947 Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
[[Image:EFM-Tokarev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Tokarev in a Somali officer's holster.]] | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Tokarev in a Somali officer's holster.]] | ||
− | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the holstered pistol.]] |
− | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same officer levels the pistol to Kang Dae-jin (Zo In-sung)'s head, suspicious of his presence.]] | + | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same officer levels the pistol to Kang Dae-jin ([[Zo In-sung]])'s head, suspicious of his presence.]] |
[[Image:EFM-Tokarev-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | ||
− | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dae-jin | + | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dae-jin puts the Tokarev to his head as he delivers a diplomatic message with the help of Sin-seong.]] |
[[Image:EFM-Tokarev-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Somali solider firing his Tokarev.]] | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Somali solider firing his Tokarev.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
+ | ==Heckler & Koch MP5SD3== | ||
+ | The guards of the Embassy of Italy are incorrectly armed with the [[Heckler & Koch MP5SD3]] instead of the historically accurate [[Beretta AR-70/223|Beretta AR70]]. | ||
+ | [[File:MP5SD3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 - 9x19mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-MP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Italian embassy's guards stand in front of the embassy's entrance with their MP5s.]] | ||
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==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
− | The [[PPSh-41]] is used by multiple | + | The [[PPSh-41]] is used by multiple Somali rebels. |
− | [[File:PPsh-41 Drum Right.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:PPsh-41 Drum Right.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
[[File:EFM-PPSH.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Aidid's rebels hold PPSh submachine guns as he delivers a message to both Korean embassies.]] | [[File:EFM-PPSH.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Aidid's rebels hold PPSh submachine guns as he delivers a message to both Korean embassies.]] | ||
[[File:EFM-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | [[File:EFM-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | ||
[[File:EFM-PPSH3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto again.]] | [[File:EFM-PPSH3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto again.]] | ||
− | [[File:EFM-PPSH4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel child holds his PPSh as he | + | [[File:EFM-PPSH4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel child soldier holds his PPSh as he and the other rebels hold the diplomats hostage.]] |
− | [[File:EFM-PPSH5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel holds | + | [[File:EFM-PPSH5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel holds a PPSh.]] |
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− | =Rifles= | + | =Automatic Rifles= |
==AK-47== | ==AK-47== | ||
− | The [[AK-47]] and its | + | The [[AK-47]] and multiple of its variants and copies are used by most of the Somali characters throughout the film. |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:TypeIII_AK47.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Type 3 AK-47 - 7.62x39mm]] |
− | [[File:EFM-AK.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:EFM-AK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Somali rebel fires his AK into the ceiling of the South Korean embassy.]] |
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==AK-74== | ==AK-74== | ||
− | + | An [[AK-74]] is briefly seen in the film. | |
− | [[File:AK-74 NTW 12 92.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:AK-74 NTW 12 92.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AK-74 - 5.45x39mm]] |
[[File:EFM-L1A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AK-74 is held up at a demonstration.]] | [[File:EFM-L1A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AK-74 is held up at a demonstration.]] | ||
[[File:EFM-AK74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another AK-74 being held up.]] | [[File:EFM-AK74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another AK-74 being held up.]] | ||
==AKM== | ==AKM== | ||
− | The [[AKM]] is seen with multiple Somali characters. | + | The [[AKM]] is seen with multiple Somali characters throughout the film. |
[[File:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:EFM-AKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AKM is handed to a rebel at a demonstration.]] | [[File:EFM-AKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AKM is handed to a rebel at a demonstration.]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-AKMMiddle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier at the center of the watchtower holds an AKM.]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-EndingAKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier wearing a red beret holds an AKM as the Koreans are finally safely evacuated from the city.]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-AKM-F.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A child holds an AKM.]] | ||
[[File:EFM-AKM2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel holds his AKM.]] | [[File:EFM-AKM2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel holds his AKM.]] | ||
==AKS-47== | ==AKS-47== | ||
− | The [[AKS-47]] | + | The [[AKS-47]] is used by multiple Somali characters. They may be [[Type 56-1]]s, but it is difficult to tell. |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:DeactivatedAKS(1954-59).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm]] |
− | [[File:EFM-AKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A South Korean Embassy guard holds his AKS-47.]] | + | [[File:EFM-AKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A South Korean Embassy guard holds his AKS-47; note that it has been fitted with an AKM style compensator.]] |
− | ==Type 56 | + | ==Heckler & Koch G3A3== |
− | The [[Type 56]] | + | A Somali rebel is seen with a [[Heckler & Koch G3]]. Two more G3s are seen in the hands of Somali rebels in some photographs. |
+ | [[File:HKG3A3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch G3A3 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-RebelPic.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the photo on the left, a rebel has a G3 attached to a sling. Another rebel in the image on the right also holds a G3.]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-G3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel on the far left holds a G3 as General Aidid delivers a message.]] | ||
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+ | ==L1A1== | ||
+ | An [[L1A1]] is briefly seen being held up by a rioter. | ||
+ | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-L1A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An L1A1 being held up during a riot.]] | ||
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+ | ==Type 56== | ||
+ | The most frequently seen AK variant in the film is the [[Type 56 assault rifle]]. | ||
[[File:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 56 - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 56 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:EFM-T56.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard at Mogadishu International Airport holding his Type 56 stops Kang Dae-jin.]] | [[File:EFM-T56.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard at Mogadishu International Airport holding his Type 56 stops Kang Dae-jin.]] | ||
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[[File:EFM-T56-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | [[File:EFM-T56-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | ||
[[File:EFM-T56-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel shoots out the tire of the diplomats' car with his rifle.]] | [[File:EFM-T56-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel shoots out the tire of the diplomats' car with his rifle.]] | ||
− | [[File:EFM-T56-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:EFM-T56-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Somali officers with Type 56s.]] |
[[File:EFM-T56Ex.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A child rebel on the left initially pretends to fire his Type 56 at the diplomats.]] | [[File:EFM-T56Ex.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A child rebel on the left initially pretends to fire his Type 56 at the diplomats.]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-T56Ex2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebel on the left fires a Type 56.]] | ||
==Zastava M70== | ==Zastava M70== | ||
− | Multiple | + | Multiple Somali characters are also seen with the [[Zastava M70]]. |
− | [[File:Zastava M70B1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:Zastava M70B1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Zastava M70B1 - 7.62x39mm]] |
− | [[File:EFM-Zas.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | + | [[File:EFM-Zas.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Somali military open fire on the rebels and rioters.]] |
[[File:EFM-Zas2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel aims his Zastava at a suspected dissident.]] | [[File:EFM-Zas2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel aims his Zastava at a suspected dissident.]] | ||
+ | [[File:EFM-AK47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel holds an M70.]] | ||
− | == | + | =Machine Guns= |
− | The | + | ==Browning M2== |
− | [[ | + | The [[Browning M2]] is used by the Italian Embassy's guards. |
− | [[ | + | [[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG.]] |
− | [[ | + | [[Image:EFM-M2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Italian embassy guard spots the arriving Koreans as another guard mans the M2.]] |
+ | [[Image:EFM-Italians.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guards deliver a message to the rebels threatening to kill the Korean diplomats.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:EFM-M2-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M2 is readied.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:EFM-M2-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard with the M2 accompanies the Korean convoy in the film's ending.]] | ||
− | + | ==PKM== | |
− | + | The [[PKM]] machine gun is used by the Somali rebels. | |
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− | ==PKM | ||
− | The [[PKM | ||
[[File:PKM-mg.jpg|thumb|450px|none|PKM with classic flash hider - 7.62x54mm R]] | [[File:PKM-mg.jpg|thumb|450px|none|PKM with classic flash hider - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[File:EFM-PKM.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A PKM is seen as General Aidid delivers his message.]] | [[File:EFM-PKM.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A PKM is seen as General Aidid delivers his message.]] | ||
− | [[File:EFM-PKM2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A jeep-mounted PKM | + | [[File:EFM-PKM2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A jeep-mounted PKM being fired at the escaping Koreans' barricaded cars.]] |
− | [[File:EFM-PKM3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The PKM continues to fire at the Koreans' | + | [[File:EFM-PKM3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The PKM continues to fire at the Koreans' cars.]] |
[[File:EFM-PKM4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Ditto.]] | [[File:EFM-PKM4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Ditto.]] | ||
− | [[File:EFM-PKM5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The mounted | + | [[File:EFM-PKM5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The PKM mounted to a jeep.]] |
[[File:EFM-PKM6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Ditto.]] | [[File:EFM-PKM6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Ditto.]] | ||
− | [[File:EFM-PKM7.jpg|thumb|600px|none]] | + | [[File:EFM-PKM7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The jeep skids to a halt. The PKM is fully visible in this shot.]] |
− | == | + | =Grenade Launchers= |
− | + | ==M79 grenade launcher== | |
− | [[Image: | + | An [[M79 grenade launcher]] is briefly seen with a rebel. |
− | + | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm]] | |
− | [[ | + | [[File:EFM-Zas2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel in the background can be seen holding up an M79 grenade launcher.]] |
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=Grenades= | =Grenades= | ||
==Tear gas== | ==Tear gas== | ||
+ | A tear gas grenade is thrown into the Somali hotel as the civil war begins to spread into Mogadishu. | ||
+ | [[Image:EFM-TearGas.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tear gas grenades are thrown at evacuating hotel visitors.]] | ||
=Others= | =Others= | ||
==Rebel pictures== | ==Rebel pictures== | ||
Somali rebels are seen holding multiple North Korea-supplied firearms in two images. | Somali rebels are seen holding multiple North Korea-supplied firearms in two images. | ||
− | [[Image:EFM-RebelPic.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:EFM-RebelPic.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Somali rebels can be seen holding a [[Heckler & Koch G3]], [[SKS]], and multiple [[RPK]]s 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". <br> In the image on the right, the rebels can be seen holding an [[M16A1]], another G3, and several [[AKS-47]]s. One of the rifles in the image is also identified within the film as a North Korean Type 68, a copy of the AKM.]] |
[[Image:EFM-RebelPic2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The left image printed on a newspaper.]] | [[Image:EFM-RebelPic2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The left image printed on a newspaper.]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:10, 7 May 2024
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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 Somali 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 from and escape the 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 the Somali military throughout the film.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5SD3
The guards of the Embassy of Italy are incorrectly armed with the Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 instead of the historically accurate Beretta AR70.
PPSh-41
The PPSh-41 is used by multiple Somali rebels.
Automatic Rifles
AK-47
The AK-47 and multiple of its variants and copies are used by most of the Somali characters throughout the film.
AK-74
An AK-74 is briefly seen in the film.
AKM
The AKM is seen with multiple Somali characters throughout the film.
AKS-47
The AKS-47 is used by multiple Somali characters. They may be Type 56-1s, but it is difficult to tell.
Heckler & Koch G3A3
A Somali rebel is seen with a Heckler & Koch G3. Two more G3s are seen in the hands of Somali rebels in some photographs.
L1A1
An L1A1 is briefly seen being held up by a rioter.
Type 56
The most frequently seen AK variant in the film is the Type 56 assault rifle.
Zastava M70
Multiple Somali characters are also seen with the Zastava M70.
Machine Guns
Browning M2
The Browning M2 is used by the Italian Embassy's guards.
PKM
The PKM machine gun is used by the Somali rebels.
Grenade Launchers
M79 grenade launcher
An M79 grenade launcher is briefly seen with a rebel.
Grenades
Tear gas
A tear gas grenade is thrown into the Somali hotel as the civil war begins to spread into Mogadishu.
Others
Rebel pictures
Somali rebels are seen holding multiple North Korea-supplied firearms in two images.