462 Days: Kidnapped in Somalia P4

In August 2008, Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan travelled to Somalia on assignment. It would be the last decision he made as a free man for nearly a year and a half.

Within days of arriving, Nigel and Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout were ambushed on the outskirts of Mogadishu and taken captive by members of a militant group. What followed was 462 days of unimaginable physical and psychological torment, starvation, isolation, beatings, and a desperate will to survive in conditions that would break most people within weeks.

But this is not just a story about captivity. It is a story about what happens to a human being when everything is stripped away. The fear, the negotiation, the impossible decisions made by families on the other side of the world trying to bring their loved ones home. The moments of dark humour and unexpected humanity in the most inhuman of circumstances. And the daring escape attempt that changed everything.

Then there is the question that haunts every survivor, who do you become on the other side? How do you rebuild a life, a sense of self, a relationship with the world, after 462 days in hell?

In this series Jack Laurence sits down with Nigel Brennan for an extraordinarily candid conversation spanning the months before the kidnapping, the ordeal itself, and the long and difficult road to recovery. It is one of the most remarkable survival stories ever told.

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Getting Jnr Home - P14

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Getting Jnr Home - P15

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Getting Jnr Home - P13

After 27 years incarcerated for a murder he always maintained he was innocent of, finally the courts agree! Evaristo Salas Jnr is a free man!Evaristo Salas was accused of firing two shots into Jose Ar...

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Getting Jnr Home - 12

9 Jun 29min

Getting Jnr Home - P11

After almost 30 years of incarceration Evaristo Salas Jnr is going home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Jun 12min

Getting Jnr Home - P10

Recently I caught up with Jnr Salas after a massive decision was recently made in the court of appeals and it seems some in this case will be forced to answer some seriously tough questions.Evaristo S...

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Getting Jnr Home - P9

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9 Jun 24min

Getting Jnr Home - P8

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9 Jun 31min