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Sequestro

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A film crew documents kidnappings in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine Sep 13, 2010
3/4
Sequestro is terrifying and clear-headed. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Sep 10, 2010
3.5/5
Filming over four years and tracking several cases, the Brazilian director Jorge W. Atalla favors a fevered shooting style that's repetitious and disorienting but also effortlessly dramatic. Go to Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Sep 9, 2010
4/5
Sequestro is a tremendous feat of inspired structuring and editing. Go to Full Review Annlee Ellingson Moving Pictures Magazine Sep 14, 2010
With its vrit footage and synthesized score, Sequestro at times plays like a non-trashy episode of Cops. Go to Full Review Tony Medley Tolucan Times Sep 9, 2010
8/10
...a brilliant examination of the horror of kidnapping, showing the real life victims and their families at the time of their anguish; hard to forget. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Jorge W. Atalla

Director

Jorge W. Atalla

Writer

Caio Cavechini

Writer

Christian Gudegast

Executive Producer

Frederico Lapenda

Executive Producer

Jorge W. Atalla

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Movie Info

Synopsis A film crew documents kidnappings in São Paulo, Brazil.
Director
Jorge W. Atalla
Producer
Jorge W. Atalla, Alexandre Moreira Leite
Screenwriter
Jorge W. Atalla, Caio Cavechini
Production Co
Filmland International
Genre
Documentary, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 8, 2016
Runtime
1h 34m
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