Movie The Escape was inspired by the life of a great actress Romy Schneider. Screenwriter Sandra Loncaric is also an actress who comprised everything from Romy's life with she can identify with as an actress, woman and a mother. In that way Romy's emotion becomes Sandra's emotion as well. The movie tries to answer the questions about how childhood and learned patterns of behaviour are affecting our lives, how strongly guilt can destroy us and how important is to forgive ourselves.