Synopsis

On October 25, 2011, Jessica Buchanan, a 32-year-old American aid worker, and her colleague, Poul Hagen Thisted, a 60-year-old Dane, were seized by Somali pirates. For 93 days, they were held captive in the African desert, enduring appalling conditions: meager rations of food and water, insufficient sleep, and a constant dread of imminent death. The capture was initially concealed to safeguard the hostages, while the U.S. military secretly prepared a high-stakes rescue operation. On January 25,