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Captive

2016 · 1 season

A tense, sober retelling of real hostage ordeals, built from first-hand accounts that keep you leaning in and uneasy.

Created by
David Belton
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Claire Cooper
Overview
This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.

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  • Netflix
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Created by
David Belton
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Claire Cooper
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • power
    • trauma
    • fate
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • anthology
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, crime
    Created by
    David Belton
    Starring
    Claire Cooper
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes
    Network
    Netflix
    Country
    United States of America, United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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