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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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Shot in Ontario, Canada, with production led by Exit 44 Entertainment and Palo Pictures, the film centers on Mia (Quinn), who wakes up chained in a remote cabin, only to witness her captor, David (Cuffe), burying a body outside.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
In Springfield, Missouri, a woman recently went viral after posting videos showing her and her husband using an Apple tracking device to lead them to their yard sign's captor, who also had 59 other yard signs in the trunk of his car.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
So much of Daryl Dixon is spent watching Daryl, Isabelle, and Laurent run around and either escape from their captors or return to captivity, and that pattern has started to get a little old.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
With only so many hours to live, the captors subject the family to a series of sadistic games that will determine their fate.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
In Springfield, Missouri, a woman recently went viral after posting videos showing her and her husband using an Apple tracking device to lead them to their yard sign's captor, who also had 59 other yard signs in the trunk of his car.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
So much of Daryl Dixon is spent watching Daryl, Isabelle, and Laurent run around and either escape from their captors or return to captivity, and that pattern has started to get a little old.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
With only so many hours to live, the captors subject the family to a series of sadistic games that will determine their fate.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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