Audiences 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. .
Amazingly, 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.
There are riveting moments, especially in tastefully shot interviews with former captives, who quietly describe their physical and psychological torture.
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The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Filming 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.
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Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
Staying squarely with those victims, what Sequestro does crudely do is communicate the only really sensible platform-an abhorrence of cruelty.
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The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
The audience it manages to reach will find it as vicerally satisfying as a doc on this subject can be.