Sequestro chronicles the heroic efforts of the Anti Kidnapping Division of the São Paulo police department (Divisão Anti-Sequestro aka Das) from 2005 until 2009 – a time when kidnapping was a booming business in Latin America’s largest city. Sequestro travels deep into the seedy world of organized abductions for the purposes of extortion, exploring the lives of those victimized while tagging along with investigators as they work around the clock, following clues and apprehending suspects in effort to locate victims before it’s too late. Anny Gomes: You created two documentaries that spoke about completely different and specific subjects. “A Vida em Cana” told the story of the Brazilian's sugar cane workers and now, “Sequestro”. Was there a specific reason to create this documentary? Jorge Atalla: In both cases, my motivation for both documentaries was to talk about the people that do not have their work appreciated by society, even though they...
- 9/25/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The word “sequestro” is probably unfamiliar to most people in the English-speaking world. However, once you see the documentary by award-winning filmmaker Jorge W. Atalla (In Cane for Life/A Vida em Cana), you will never be able to forget it. Sequestro (Kidnapping) is a documentary that brings to light the harsh realities of life in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Unlike glamorized movies like Ransom (Mel Gibson), Sequestro dives into the psychology of kidnapping and its political roots. Atalla chronicles actual cases of the Sao Paulo police department’s Anti Kidnapping Division (Divisao Anti-Sequestro aka Das). The footage isn’t dramatized; it’s actual footage of the victims, their families and kidnappers documented between 2005 and 2009, which makes this film all the more horrific to watch. Sequestro will have you questioning your own comfort levels as you are immersed in a world of violence and victimization. Throughout the documentary, viewers will see...
- 9/18/2010
- by Bags
- BuzzFocus.com
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