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The Kidnapper's Opera (2013)
98 min | Drama

The Kidnapper's Opera (2013)

98 min | Drama

The Kidnapper's Opera is a video-artwork based on a true story: On December 21, 1990, several young men, some of them teenagers, kidnapped the daughter of Canadian billionaire Jimmy Pattison in Vancouver. After receiving a $200,000 first ...See moreThe Kidnapper's Opera is a video-artwork based on a true story: On December 21, 1990, several young men, some of them teenagers, kidnapped the daughter of Canadian billionaire Jimmy Pattison in Vancouver. After receiving a $200,000 first payment on their ransom demands, the kidnappers decided to go on a shopping spree in a rented limousine; they were caught later that day conspicuously spending large amounts of cash at local shopping malls. Inspired by a quotation from Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera - "What is the robbery of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?" - the film considers how inequality is psychologically experienced in our society. The explanation for the behaviour of the teenagers focuses on the false desires of fortune and personal grandeur created by advertising, the media, and a sense of lack perpetuated by globalization. Structured like a play, each scene of The Kidnapper's Opera is set and shot uniquely. Colour, HDCAM. 90 mins. Written by Dan Starling See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Sarah Kathryn Young Mother Mother See fewer	Soft-Spoken Weepy Cult Child (2022)
David Lloyd Bully (as David Lloydy) Bully (as David Lloydy) See fewer	Alaska Daily (2022)
Daniel Prakash Kidnapper Kidnapper See fewer	The Kidnapper's Opera (2013)
James Kot Kidnapper Kidnapper See fewer	Virgin River (2019)
Eric Beauchesne Kidnapper Kidnapper See fewer	Body and Soul (2020)
Ian Collins Kidnapper Kidnapper See fewer	Snowpiercer (2020)
Brandon Nicholson Kidnapper Kidnapper See fewer	The Kidnapper's Opera (2013)
Troy Turi Kidnapper Kidnapper See fewer	Dark Angel (2000)
Gaalen Engen Pattison Pattison See fewer	Altered Carbon (2018)
Jim Peskin Pattison Pattison See fewer	Starship Patrol (2020)