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News of a Kidnapping

2022 · 1 season

A slow, suffocating plunge into a country's fear, where quiet negotiations and waiting rooms carry more dread than any shootout.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Pablo Raba, Cristina Umaña, Julieth Restrepo
Overview
The early 90s, Colombia. The government tries to combat drug trafficking with extradition laws. Maruja Pachón and Beatriz Villamizar - the wife and sister of congressman Alberto Villamizar - are kidnapped by the Extraditables. The police begin a search for clues that could help them close in on the kidnappers, and Alberto joins the operation to rescue his family.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Pablo Raba, Cristina Umaña, Julieth Restrepo
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Stream
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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Juan Pablo Raba, Cristina Umaña, Julieth Restrepo, Constanza Duque, Brandon Figueredo, Ilenia Antonini, Laura Alonso Escobar, Jorge Iván Rico
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Prime Video
Country
Chile, Colombia
Languages
Spanish

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