Based on a true story, the film follows Swiss couple and David Och who were kidnapped by the Taliban in 2011 while traveling through Pakistan along the ancient Silk Road.
They were held for eight months in war-torn Waziristan under precarious conditions.
When negotiations for their release failed, the couple managed a spectacular escape on their own—the first civilians known to have done so from the Taliban.
Directed by Michael Steiner , the film stars Morgane Ferru and Sven Schelker . It opened the 2021 Zurich Film Festival . Real-Life Context
