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In a investigation into the pernicious origins of Stockholm Syndrome, a thrilling family story intersects with a dramatic bank robbery in Sweden (1973) and the famous kidnapping of Patty Hearst (1974).
Top billed cast
Michaela Fessier GarloffSelf
Mimi WilcoxSelf (voice)- Kate SimontonSelf
- Bill MaddenSelf
- Sally MaddenSelf
- Eva MaddenSelf
Patricia HearstSelf (archive footage)
Truman CapoteSelf (archive footage)
Kristin EnmarkSelf (archive footage)
Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
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