Kidnap Capital Explained

Kidnap Capital
Director:Felipe Rodriguez
Producer:Felipe Rodriguez, Boris Mojsovski, Baxter Merry, Julia Blua, Erin Berry
Starring:Paulino Nunes
Johnathan Sousa
Michael Reventar
Pedro Miguel Arce
Michelle Arvizu
Music:Norman Orenstein
Cinematography:Boris Mojsovski
Editing:Julia Blua
Runtime:93 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Kidnap Capital is a 2015 Canadian crime drama film, released in Canada in 2016.[1] The directorial debut of Felipe Rodriguez, the film centres on a group of undocumented migrants who have been kidnapped by a Phoenix street gang and are being held for ransom in a drop house in Arizona.[2]

The film's cast includes Paulino Nunes, Johnathan Sousa, Michael Reventar, Michelle Arvizu and Pedro Miguel Arce.

The film was a finalist for Best Picture and Best Director at the 2016 Imagen Awards.[3] It won several awards on the festival circuit, including the "Chairman's Award" at the San Diego Film Festival, "Best Non-European Film" at ECU the European Independent Film Festival in Paris, the "Jury's Special Mention" at the BOGOCINE Bogota Film Festival, and many others.

At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, Michael Reventar was a nominee for Best Supporting Actor.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/festivals-de-cinema/festival-fantasia/201607/29/01-5005675-kidnap-capital-le-calvaire-apres-le-calvaire.php "Kidnap Capital: le calvaire après le calvaire"
  2. http://www.moviemaker.com/archives/series/how_they_did_it/drop-house-setting-in-immigration-drama-kidnap-capital/ "How They Did It: Creating a Realistic Drop House Setting in Immigration Drama Kidnap Capital"
  3. http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/210734/The-33-leads-nominees-for-2016-Imagen-Awards "The 33 leads nominees for 2016 Imagen Awards"
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-1.3938015 "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards"