Ultimately, Kidnapper functions more as an act of personal catharsis than as a study of the relationship between captor and prisoner.
Although it's frustratingly thin on background to the kidnapping and the motivation of the kidnappers, it's remains a compelling - and unusual - story.
The movie is made memorable by the gymnastic mind-moves it depicts, suggesting that traumatic experience can become a trampoline for whole new thought processes.
Charged, complex and always compelling – revisits the ruins and speaks to the ghosts.
It’s an emotion-charged documentary that evokes how they suffered through vivid diary readings and news reports. The meeting with Antonio is not entirely satisfactory but this is still a fascinating tale.
The actual encounters with the former terrorists who called themselves Antonio and Camilla prove rather anti-climactic.
The interview with one of the key protagonists as he attempts to explain away the inexplicable cruelty of holding people against their will is nerve-jangling stuff.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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