Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)

Directed by

Skye Borgman

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 394 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the true story of Jan Broberg, a young girl who was abducted twice by a trusted family neighbor in the 1970s. It features interviews with Jan and others, exploring how the kidnappings happened and the community's response.

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What happens

Abducted in Plain Sight, also known as Forever B, is a 2017 true crime documentary film directed by Skye Borgman. The documentary covers the kidnappings of Jan Broberg, an Idaho child who was abducted by her neighbor Robert Berchtold in the 1970s on two occasions. It contains interview footage with Broberg. It was produced by Top Knot Films and released by Netflix in 2019. The story was first told in Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story, a memoir published by her and her mother in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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