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Safe House

Genre
Action
Rating
R
Released
10 February, 2012

A safe house is, in a generic sense, a secret place for sanctuary or suitable to hide persons from the law, hostile actors or actions, or from retribution, threats or perceived danger. It may also be a metaphor.

About Safe House

Spy thriller about a young CIA agent tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house, only for the house to be attacked by mercenaries.

Achievement of Safe House

Denzel Washington earned a BET Award nomination for his role as international criminal Tobin Frost.

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Safe House

Retreat (survivalism) - A retreat is a place of refuge for those in the survivalist subculture or movement. A retreat is also sometimes called a bug-out location. Survivalist retreats are intended to be self-sufficient and easily defended, and are generally located in sparsely populated rural areas.. Right of asylum - The right of asylum is an ancient juridical concept, under which a person persecuted by their own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, such as another country or church official, who in medieval times could offer sanctuary.. Sanctuary cities - In the United States and Canada, a sanctuary city is a city that limits its cooperation with the national government effort to enforce immigration law.. Sanctuary movement - The Sanctuary movement was a religious and political campaign in the United States that began in the early 1980s to provide safe-haven for Central American refugees fleeing civil conflict.. Types of secret places.. Safe houses.. Law enforcement terminology.

Latest information about Safe House updated on July 28 2021.