A documentary look at the life and kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl - “Danny” to his family, friends, and colleagues. Through interviews and home movies, a portrait of a talented young man emerges - a musician, a recently married husband about to become a father, and a tough-minded investigative journalist. One of his kidnappers, Omar Sheikh, is also profiled: born in England, well-schooled, motivated perhaps by the desire to embarrass Pakistan’s president, who was cooperating with the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. We visit the café in Karachi where Pearl was kidnapped. We see the site of his assassination. Loss colors all. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.4/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 2006 | |
Runtime: | 80 min | |
Genres: | Documentary | |
Companies: | Distant Horizon | |
Cast: | Christiane Amanpour Daniel Pearl | |
Crew: | Ramesh Sharma Amit Roy Ahmed A. Jamal | |
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