Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart review
Taken from her bedroom at the age of 14 and sexually abused for nine months, Smart, now a child safety activist, rails powerfully against shame in this true-crime documentary
TL;DR
- The documentary "Kidnapped" focuses on the abduction and nine-month captivity of Elizabeth Smart.
- Elizabeth Smart was taken at knifepoint from her bedroom at age 14 and sexually abused daily.
- The film covers the community search, police investigation, and the family's decision to publicize the abductor's name.
- Elizabeth Smart, now 38 and a child safety activist, speaks openly about her rape and the resulting shame, emphasizing her main message of disavowing shame.
- Her abductor, Brian David Mitchell, was eventually convicted in 2011 and sentenced to life without parole.