Break-Out to the Unknown (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Break-Out to the Unknown is a thriller, drama, science fiction and tv movie film directed by Kai Wessel, running about 88 minutes.

What it’s about. In the near future: Europe is in chaos. Right-wing extremists have taken power in many countries. The democratic state that once was Germany has become a totalitarian system that persecutes dissenters, Muslims and homosexuals. Jan Schneider has stood as a lawyer on the side of dispossessed victims. When he learns that the regime wants to jail him again, he decides to flee with his family. His goal is the South African Union, which enjoys political and economic stability after an economic boom. A freighter is to bring him, his wife Sarah and the two children Nora and Nick together with other refugees to Cape Town, but the tugs abandon their passengers in much too small boats off the coast of Namibia. On rough seas, it comes to disaster, the little Nick is lost, and no one knows if he could reach the shore...

Who’s in it. Break-Out to the Unknown stars Fabian Busch as Jan Schneider, Sabine Palfi as Carolin, Maria Simon as Sarah Schneider and Michael Grimm as Dirk Kaufmann, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Break-Out to the Unknown has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Break-Out to the Unknown page.

If you liked it. Fans of Break-Out to the Unknown tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.