Kidnapping
Sequestro
Brazil
2009
94 Min
Color
Portuguese
Over four years, a film crew closely followed the investigations and the tactics of the São Paulo Anti-Kidnapping Division, kept secret until then. During this time, 386 people were kidnapped in the state and more than 1,500 in Brazil. Never-before-seen interviews with victims, kidnappers and special agents, interspersed with scenes of police activity, reveal the real-life drama of Latin America’s largest and most dangerous city.—mostra.org
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