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Kidnap
A fortnight before her eighteenth birthday, Sonia goes missing. Her family receives a call informing them that she has been kidnapped and her estranged father, a US-based businessman, must now follow the kidnapper’s instructions to the letter if he is to entertain any hopes of seeing her alive again. Is this a mere kidnapping or is there more to it than what meets the eye?
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A fortnight before her eighteenth birthday, Sonia goes missing. Her family receives a call informing them that she has been kidnapped and her estranged father, a US-based businessman, must now follow the kidnapper’s instructions to the letter if he is to entertain any hopes of seeing her alive again. Is this a mere kidnapping or is there more to it than what meets the eye?
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Genre:Action, Crime, Thriller
Written By:Shibani Bathija
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Box Office:$8,750,000
Runtime:165 minutes
Studio:Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, Warner China Film HG Corporation 中影华纳横店
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