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The Kidnap Diaries

Dramatised account of film-maker Sean Langan's kidnapping in 2008 while on a quest to become the first western journalist to film the Taliban training camps.

Dramatised account of film-maker Sean Langan's kidnapping in 2008 while on a quest to become the first western journalist to film the Taliban training camps. In a bizarre meeting of East and West, the self-confessed adrenaline junkie strikes up an unlikely friendship with the deeply Islamic family holding him captive. As his captors become his hosts, he begins to question his own motives and discovers a common humanity across the vast cultural divide.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 14 May 2012 22:25

Credits

Role Contributor
Sami Jimi Mistry
Mr C Ramon Tikaram
Anabel Langan Kate Ashfield
Kane Matthew Marsh
Gul Jan Andreas Karras
Writer Norman Hull
Writer Norman Hull
Writer Sean Langan
Writer Sean Langan
Producer Flavia Taylor
Producer Flavia Taylor
Director Norman Hull
Director Norman Hull

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