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Premiered at the 2003 London Film Festival, this film dramatises the imprisonment of hostages Brian Keenan (Ian Hart) and John McCarthy (Linus Roache) in Beirut the mid-1980s. Brian Keenan, from Belfast, was teaching English when he was captured, while journalist John McCarthy had just filed a story on Keenan's abduction before being kidnapped himself. The two very different men were held together for four and a half years, and forged a friendship that kept them sane through cruelty, deprivation and torture.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
How to convey five years captivity in one hour and a half with the whole range of contradictory feelings. This is what Blind Flight is about: Beirut 1985, the true story of Keenan and McCarthy kidnapped by a militant Muslim fundamentalist group. One expects immediately a vision of "baddies V Goodies" but the film is a lot more subtle and fairer than that. The Muslim guardians, despite their violence (Lebanon was in a state of war), remain human, and not stereotyped. In fact they appear as victims of politics and in the same time they reproduce the system they are fighting. What is remarkable is the way John Furse maintains your interest throughout an almost static film; for instance one of the kidnapper is proud to show them his new born baby but he is also proud of his new kalachnikof.
The film is intelligent, moving, funny and thought provoking. My thought was "what would I do in their place?". McCarthy and Keenan give us a lesson of courage and wisedom we have been longing for for decades. They don't save the world, they broaden its mind by undergoing the kind of test that enlightens what is important in life.
The film is intelligent, moving, funny and thought provoking. My thought was "what would I do in their place?". McCarthy and Keenan give us a lesson of courage and wisedom we have been longing for for decades. They don't save the world, they broaden its mind by undergoing the kind of test that enlightens what is important in life.
We were very lucky to meet John Furse the director and McCarthy at the end of the show. They were as genuine, interesting and lucid as their film. John Furse's talent makes me look forward for his next film.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Michelle
Format:DVD
Gosh ,this film was quite outstanding and true to the core, having read the book John and Jill wrote together, its a true insight into the ordeal of what John and Brian went through
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By "cageykadey"
Format:DVD
This film is deeply chilling and extremely mind boggling in a viewers point of view. However, it doesnt conform to the opinions gained from the book. The attitudes and values of the subjagators and Keenan/McCarthy alike do not feel the same as in the widely acclaimed autobiography, Evil Cradling. Both film and book are very powerful and myself and fellow A level students find the events awful yet realistically portrayed, more so int eh book though. It is however well directed and very well filmed, scene changes and camera angles lead to enthralling viewing with many Media techniques used. Overall, okay- but not as good as the truly personal autobiography by Keenan himself- Evil Cradling.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
an oversimplified account
For those who want just an inkling of what these guys suffered then get this dvd, all the events that took place are either skimmed over very very briefly or simply missed out... Read more
Published 10 months ago by E. Overington
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lip-reading would be useful!
This representation of the infamous kidnapping of McCarthy and Keenan was glowingly described in the sales ad. Read more
Published on 9 May 2011 by McBey
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dissapointing
I thought the film was too short and didn't go into enough detail about what really happened. Also, as it was filmed in 2004 I can't help wondering if this film was commissioned in... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2006 by Dazza
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