In a investigation into the pernicious origins of Stockholm Syndrome, a thrilling family story intersects with a dramatic bank robbery in Sweden (1973) and the famous kidnapping of Patty Hearst (1974).
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Cast
19 people
Michaela Fessier Garloff
Self
Mimi Wilcox
Self (voice)
Kate Simonton
Self
Bill Madden
Self
Sally Madden
Self
Eva Madden
Self
Patricia Hearst
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Cry-Baby
A Dirty Shame
Truman Capote
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Murder by Death
Kristin Enmark
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Known for
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Donald DeFreeze
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Ysabel Duron
Self (archive footage)
Mimi Wilcox Director · Clare Manchon Composer Olivier Manchon Composer
United States release October 11, 2024 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish, Swedish
Production
The Film Fund
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish · Swedish
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 13, 2024
Premiere · Sheffield DocFest
United States · October 11, 2024
Premiere · Bend Film Festival
United States
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 21, 2024 · Premiere · Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
November 11, 2024 · Premiere · St. Louis International Film Festival
December 7, 2024 · Premiere · New York City
January 25, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago
February 22, 2025 · Premiere · Wellsboro Film Festival
March 29, 2025 · Premiere · Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
Spain
March 9, 2025 · Premiere · mujerDoc
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