Captive - Season 1 Watch Free in HD

The series revisits hostage-takings in eight countries from Brazil to Chechnya to Yemen, using first-hand interviews, archival footage and glossy reconstructions to explore hostage situations and negotiations around the world with the stories told by the victims themselves.

Genre:

Documentary

Actors:

Alessandro Moussa, Thaer Al-Shayei, Mass Nokhas, Claire Cooper, Richard Wright-Firth, Mehdi Aissaoui, Al Gregg, Jo Price, Youssef Tounzi, Emilio Aniba, Ewan Borthwick, ...»

Director:

Nadav Schirman, David Sington

Country:

United States

Release:

2016

IMDb:

6.8

Quality:

Duration:

60 min

We Got This Covered

If additional seasons of the series make their way to Netflix in the coming years, one hopes that Captive's creators will learn to better let these stories - of survival, struggle, human nature, and chilling circumstance - speak for themselves.

December 08, 2016

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AV Club

It's a compelling topic, and the series certainly delivers the expected drama, albeit in a heavy-handed manner, meaning those looking for a docu-diversion should find it worthy of delving into.

December 07, 2016

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The Young Folks

The testimonials themselves are gripping, as they range from touching to frightening. In many cases, watching this series is to be a witness to the innocence of the well-meaning brushing up against the trauma of the brutalized, and it's not pretty.

December 12, 2016

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Los Angeles Times

It is cinematic and slickly produced, with production value visible in nearly every frame, including impressionistic re-creations and gorgeous aerial shots of Rio de Janeiro.

December 08, 2016

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MTV

The third installment, "Lucasville," demonstrates how the series's focus on the here-and-now hobbles its attempt to tell a more resonant story.

December 08, 2016

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Guardian

This offshoot of the true-crime genre (Making a Murderer and so on) is another effective way to experience the worst moments in other people's lives from a safe distance.

December 09, 2016

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Common Sense Media

Compelling true crime series chronicles real kidnappings.

January 03, 2017

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Captive - Season 1

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