''Captive'', also known as ''Fursuna'' in some releases, is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

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and released in 2021. The film documents the stories of three young

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n women who were abducted and held captive by

Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād'' ( ar, جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit=Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad), is an Islamic terrorist organization ...

, linking their experiences in part to her own past experience having been abducted by armed bandits in 2008 while covering the

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. The film had selected theatrical screenings, but due to the ongoing

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it was distributed primarily on streaming platforms and with a television broadcast on

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. The film received a

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nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the

10th Canadian Screen Awards The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were held on April 10, 2022, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2021.Etan Vlessing"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor" ''The Hollyw ...

in 2022.Brent Furdyk
"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"
''

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'', February 15, 2022.

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* 2021 films 2021 documentary films Canadian documentary films Films shot in Nigeria 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-documentary-film-stub