The_Escape_(2016_film)
The Escape (2016 film)
2016 American film
The Escape is a 2016 American short action film produced by BMW to promote the car manufacturer's 2017 5 Series. It was directed and co-written by Neill Blomkamp, and stars Clive Owen, Jon Bernthal, Dakota Fanning, and Vera Farmiga.[1] The film, which continues the plot of BMW's series of adverts titled The Hire, was posted on BMW USA's YouTube channel on October 23, 2016.[2]
The short was filmed over the course of one-and-a-half months during summer of 2016 in Toronto, Ontario.[3][4] Visual effects were completed in September 2016, ready for release the following month.[1]