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Who knew Marisa Tomei was still working? Well, she is and starring along side hot Canadian Joshua Jackson and distinguished Sudanese/British actor Alexander Siddig in  Ruba Nadda’s newest feature Inescapable. The movie will be screening at TIFF 2012 as part of the Gala Presentations programme.

Synopsis

In Inescapable, former Syrian resistance movement fighter turned Canadian businessman Adib (Siddig) is living a quiet life in Toronto with his wife and two college-aged daughters. All his well until his eldest daughter travels to Greece, takes a secret detour to Damascus, and vanishes.  Adib is forced to return to Syria after an  absence  of more than 30 years and confront his past in an attempt to rescue his daughter. With the help of his former fiancée (Marisa Tomei) and a Canadian embassy official (Joshua Jackson), Adib once again is caught in a web of lies, conspiracies, and  subterfuge. After his daughter is accused of being a spy, Adib has to take up arms and embrace the violent life he thought he had left behind.

Why should you see it?

Joshua Jackson. Also,  when director Ruba Nadda and Siddig paired up three years ago for  Cairo Time, the film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film. And Joshua Jackson.

Screening Times

Inescapable is screening on

• Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 6:30 pm at Roy Thomson Hall, and
• Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 5:00 pm at Scotiabank 1.

Inescapable Trailer

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