Leads in the highly anticipated “Escape from Mogadishu” — from left, actors Koo Kyo-hwan, Huh Joon-ho, Kim Yoon-seok and Zo In-sung — pose at an online press event Thursday. The film is based on a true story of an escape attempt made by North and South Korean embassy workers stranded during the Somali Civil War in 1991. Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, the film is will be released in theaters on July 28. [LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT]

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]