Kidnapped for Christ

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Audience Member Kidnapped for Christ (2014, D: Kate Logan) is one of the most thought provoking, and disturbing, documentaries to come out in the last decade. What started out as a young woman trying to show how Christian Reform Camps can help improve a child's life and set them on the path of Christ, turned into a massive expose exposing the brutal truths of these unregulated camps. I am a Christian, and I do not believe in any way that this movie is against Christians or slamming them, I believe that this documentary is about a broken system, a system that has many people in it who abuse children, wrongly twisting the words of The Bible to fit their own personal agendas. The young Kate Logan shows a mature ability at making films way beyond her years. In any one else's hands this could have been an utter disaster, filled with all the wrong facts and information, but in this young filmaker's hands, hands that have no prior experience, no big money backing her, nothing to lose...this film turned into a masterpiece. I truly believe that this may by one of the most important documentaries to come out in our time, and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone and everyone. Rating: 4 Stars out of 5 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Frances H Why do people do things in the name of religion that would never be accepted if the same actions were done by a government? This school reminded me so much of the Soviet gulags and the kind of brainwashing techniques that were used in North Vietnamese prisoner of war camps If Christ could see what these people are doing in His name, he would be appalled. Parents committing their teens to this "school" are just unfit parents who should have their sons and daughters given the protection of Child Social Services. That a girl given to panic attacks, who should have been getting competent psychological counseling, was sent here instead and is subjected to physical violence, is so damaging to the adult she will become. That a gay young man, who is gay because of his genetic makeup (which was inherited from the screwed-up parents who sent him here, probably because they were embarrassed in front of their other "Christian" friends) is subjected to violence as well, is another Dark Ages travesty. No wonder they have to have this school outside of the U.S., because if they had it here, they would all be arrested. They could only have such a place in a country where there are no human rights. Amnesty International, you are needed here. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/12/16 Full Review Audience Member Extremely eye opening documentary. IMO, any parent who would do such a thing to their child should be bound and thrown into a piranha tank!!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I had never heard of Escuela Caribe prior to watching this. The most shocking part for me was learning how many programs like these exist. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Storytelling in its finest hour gives voice to the voiceless. That's exactly what Kate Logan does in her directorial debut Kidnapped for Christ (2014, Dir. Kate S. Logan, Red Thorn Productions). The narrative is told fairly straight forward manner. The filmmaker primarily follows three teens enrolled in Caribe Vista a boarding school for "wayward" teens. As the film progresses the director Kate Logan becomes more and more a part of the narrative. It's disclosed early in the film that she was hoping to highlight the success stories at Caribe Vista especially since the school touted faith based teaching as one of the cornerstones of its success stories. I must admit my inner atheist did take a few moments of, "I told you so" joy when the director's faith is shook by the school's psychological and physical abuse of the teens left in their charge. It's sad and unfortunate that the topic of this documentary has been covered before. The lack of oversight for these institutions both foreign and domestic is appalling. I don't use the word institutions flippantly. That is precisely what this particular school tried to do with these teens, institutionalize them. Kidnapped for Christ (2014, Dir. Kate S. Logan, Red Thorn Productions) is both a compelling narrative and an important story that needs to be shared. After all, sunlight is the best disinfectant. Kate Logan is a modern day muckraker showing the need for oversight especially when the people with custodial rights over minors don't have their best interests at heart or ignorant to abuse. Kidnapped for Christ (2014, Dir. Kate S. Logan, Red Thorn Productions) is both a compelling and important film. Kate Logan hits a homerun in her directorial debut and I look forward to seeing her future work. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member great documentary about something that isn't mentioned in the media at all. exclusive glimpse into legal kidnapping Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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