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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. 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.

English
  • Originally Aired April 26, 2012
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Production Code b01glr00
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created April 29, 2012 by
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Name Type Role
Norman Hull, Sean Langan Writer
Dougie Henshall Guest Star
Norman Hull Director