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Patty Hearst (1988)

Patty Hearst poster
Directed by
Paul Schrader
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A rich heiress gets kidnapped by a violent left-wing group. The film follows how she is held captive and then becomes part of their criminal activities.

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What happens

Patty Hearst is a 1988 American biographical crime drama film directed by Paul Schrader. The film stars Natasha Richardson as Hearst Corporation heiress Patricia Hearst and Ving Rhames as Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) leader Cinque. The film depicts Hearst's kidnapping, her transformation into an active follower of the SLA after a long-lasting imprisonment and process of purported brainwashing, and her final arrest after a series of armed robberies. It is based on Hearst's 1982 autobiography Every Secret Thing (co-written with Alvin Moscow), which was later rereleased as Patty Hearst – Her Own Story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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