My Kidnapper

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My Kidnapper

2010

1h 23m

Documentary

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Seeking closure, British filmmaker Mark Henderson, two Israelis and a German woman return to Colombia a number of years after guerrillas took them hostage and held them for more than three months.

Philip French

Guardian

The actual encounters with the former terrorists who called themselves Antonio and Camilla prove rather anti‑climactic.

Feb 14, 2011

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Rated: 3/5

Feb 11, 2011

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Xan Brooks

Guardian

My Kidnapper - charged, complex and always compelling - revisits the ruins and speaks to the ghosts.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 10, 2011

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Allan Hunter

Daily Express (UK)

An emotion-charged documentary...

Rated: 4/5

Feb 14, 2011

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

While this is undoubtedly a compelling story, it's also deeply and disconcertingly personal.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 10, 2011

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Total Film

The horrendous experiences of the victims and the humble statements of the perpetrators speak for themselves, but Henderson's closeness to his subject (not to mention an emotionally manipulative Radiohead soundtrack) compromises the journalistic analysis.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 7, 2011

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Audience Member

Quite a tale. The director was a little hard on the kidnappers, yet not nearly hard enough. The Israelis who were kidnapped seem to have had some of the raw hatred that I would have had in the same situation, but the Europeans were much more wimpy. The story couldn't have not been compelling though.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Brilliant feature length documentary. Saw this at the cinema but it's also on More4 on Tuesday 22 February at 10pm.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Mark Henderson

Director

Kate Horne

Director

Hans Robert Eisenhauer

Executive Producer

Alan Hayling

Executive Producer

Jess Search

Executive Producer

Mark Henderson

Producer

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Synopsis

Seeking closure, British filmmaker Mark Henderson, two Israelis and a German woman return to Colombia a number of years after guerrillas took them hostage and held them for more than three months.

Director: Mark Henderson, Kate Horne
Producer: Mark Henderson, Kate Horne
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 23m