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SXSW Doc ‘Take No Prisoners’ Follows America’s Top Hostage Negotiator in Battle to Free L.A. Public Defender From Venezuelan Prison
SXSW documentary 'Take No Prisoner' follows America’s top hostage negotiator battling to free an L.A. public defender from Venezuelan prison.
On a tarmac in Miami, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s nephews — convicted drug traffickers — are loaded onto a U.S. government plane to be exchanged for seven Americans: Matthew Heath, Osman Khan, and the so-called Citgo Five. “While there was plenty of gold in retelling the events leading up to the initial Miami release (of the seven Americans), as filmmakers, Subrata and I felt that the odyssey to rescue Eyvin might make for a compelling vérité documentary,” says Ciralsky. Ciralsky: For all of the celebrity and media attention around Brittney Griner and Evan Gershkovich for good reason, because of their platform, we couldn’t believe that an L.A. County public defender was rotting in a Venezuelan prison, and nobody was taking notice.
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