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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyVarietyAudiences might feel they've been taken hostage during certain parts of Sequestro (Kidnapping), but Brazilian helmer Jorge W. Atalla's documentary is ultimately electrifying, both in what it reveals and how it reveals it. .
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAmazingly, the suspenseful Sequestro is a film of a remarkable number of happy endings, a tribute to the well-honed skills and knowledge that the DAS has developed since its founding in 2000.
- 60Time OutStephen GarrettTime OutStephen GarrettThere are riveting moments, especially in tastefully shot interviews with former captives, who quietly describe their physical and psychological torture.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFilming 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.
- 50Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonStaying squarely with those victims, what Sequestro does crudely do is communicate the only really sensible platform-an abhorrence of cruelty.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe audience it manages to reach will find it as vicerally satisfying as a doc on this subject can be.