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The Hostage Takers 2023

[CPH:DOX '23] The third act is the best, although to get to it we have gone through a traditional documentary based on interviews that don't provide new information about the kidnapping of journalists by ISIS in 2014. When Sean Langan confronts the kidnappers, he loses his mettle as a journalist and reveals his personal connection to James Foley. This confrontation has less political emphasis and is closer to a reflection on the cruelty of the human beings. But it also makes us reflect on whether the way to measure this cruelty depends on the degree of connection that one has with the victims.

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