Summaries

He was kidnapped up north as summer was drawing to an end. A whole army went to war just to bring him back. He might still be alive. Yet, the day the war ended, he was still the Kidnapped, the Living Dead, the one who didn't return. "Chronicle of a Kidnap" depicts the laborious and Sisyphus attempt of his wife and his family to bring home he who was forgotten the very day the war ended. It is the story of a young woman, his wife, who wished "to bring him the moon" and who inadvertently became an inane pawn in international diplomatic and political stratagems within a Marathon's media representation of her, who like in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" is destined to encounter death in the last act.—Nurit Kedar, Director

Udi Goldwasser was kidnapped on day #1 of the 2006 Lebanon war. It is the story of his wife who wished "to bring him the moon" and who inadvertently became an inane pawn in international diplomatic and political stratagems within a marathonic media representation of her who like in "Chronicle of a Kidnap" is destined to encounter death in the last act.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • israel
  • second lebanon war
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 2, 2008
Countries of origin Israel
Language Hebrew
Filming locations Israel
Production companies Movie Plus

Box office

Budget $350000

Tech specs

Runtime 55m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio

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