Lost – Hostage Crisis in the Sahara
•Broadcast Premiere: ARTE August 2005
| Production: | ma.ja.de. Filmproduktion |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Length: | 60 min |
| Format: | DigiBeta |
Synopsis
Algerien Sahara, February 2003. 32 German, Austrian and Swiss tourists slowly dissappear - one after the other. After weeks of uncertainty and the wildest speculations suddenly the horrifying fact: The Europeans are hostages of Islamic terrorists. The kidnapping drags on for months. Only in August of 2003, after 177 long days and one casualty, they finally regain their freedom.
Credits
Writer and Director: Katja Esson
Camera: Jörg Jeschel
Sound: Richard Fleming
Editor: Petra Heymann, Michaela Jordan
Producer: Thomas Kufus