63 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestIn the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.
This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.
Direction
Reconstructions that feel uncomfortably real.
Editing
Seamlessly weaving testimony with archival tension.
Writing
No narrator, just voices that earned the right.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Several survivors participated anonymously, with some only revealing themselves years after filming ended.
The series dropped the same week real U.S. journalist kidnappings dominated headlines, making its timing almost uncomfortably relevant.
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