Captive
This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.
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Captive | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
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1.Prison Riot, U.S.A.
7.009-12-201674mOn Easter Sunday in 1993, inmates at a maximum security prison in Lucasville, Ohio, riot and take eight guards hostage, leading to a 10-day standoff.
2.Cola Kidnap, Brazil
9.009-12-201665mDuring a wave of kidnappings in early-1990s Brazil, a local Coca-Cola bottling executive is ambushed at gunpoint and held for a ransom of millions.
3.Taken at Sea, Somalia
09-12-201662mSailing the Indian Ocean on their yacht, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are kidnapped by Somali pirates and held for an exorbitant ransom.
4.American Missionaries, Philippines
09-12-201661mThe long captivity of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham by Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf takes on new urgency after 9/11.
5.British Aid Workers, Chechnya
09-12-201660mA pair of British aid workers establishing a children's rehab center in war-torn Chechnya are taken prisoner and held for a year.
6.Bethlehem Siege, Palestine
09-12-201660mWhen Israeli forces invade Bethlehem in 2002, dozens of Palestinians take refuge in the Church of the Nativity, sparking a monthlong standoff.
7.Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen
09-12-201663mPierre and Yolande Korkie relocate from South Africa to Yemen to perform charitable work, but tragedy follows when they are kidnapped by Al Qaeda.
8.The Peacemakers, Iraq
09-12-201663mIn the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.
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