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Farouk Kassam 1992 kidnapping in Sardinia

Overview

The 1992 kidnapping of seven-year-old Farouk Kassam in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, has recently been the subject of renewed public attention through a television dramatization. The series, titled ‘177 Giorni. Il rapimento di Farouk’, was presented at the Rome Film Festival and explores the 177-day captivity of the child, as well as the social contrasts within Sardinia.

Farouk Kassam, now 42, has shared reflections on the ordeal, describing his time held in a cave as a “horror film”. He noted that the kidnappers used psychological terror to make him believe his parents had abandoned him. Kassam, who appears in the series, stated that the production has helped him personally confront the childhood trauma, which he says shaped him into a pragmatic and cynical individual.

Entities

Farouk Kassam · Sardinia · Costa Smeralda · Carlo Carlei · Rai Fiction

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Farouk Kassam reflects on 1992 Porto Cervo kidnapping

    Farouk Kassam, victim of the 1992 Porto Cervo kidnapping, discusses the lasting impact of his 177-day captivity and the upcoming TV miniseries dramatizing the event.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    New TV series depicts 1992 Farouk Kassam kidnapping in Sardinia

    A new Rai1 series, ‘177 Giorni. Il rapimento di Farouk’, dramatizes the 1992 kidnapping of Farouk Kassam in Sardinia.

Sources

adginforma.it · askanews.it · galluraoggi.it