series) A European woman has been kept by a family as a domestic slave for 10 years. News spread of Davis’s capture—and with it the story of his apprehension in women’s clothes. With Marish, Bernadett Tuza-Ritter. Filmmaker Bernadett Tuza-Ritter set out to make a documentary about a Hungarian woman who was proud to have servants working in her home. A Woman Captured (Why Slavery? Directed by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter. A Woman Captured provides a raw and intimate portrayal of the psychology behind enslavement. But what she uncovered when she began filming a servant named Marish was a cruel case of modern day slavery. A woman who has been kept by a family as a domestic slave for 10 years decides to break free. Marish has been exploited and abused by a woman for whom she toils as a housekeeper— entirely unpaid performing all manner of back-breaking household duties in exchange only for meals, cigarettes and a couch to sleep on. Watch 'A Woman Captured' using the eyelet streaming system Cookies disclaimer I agree Our site saves small pieces of text information (cookies) on your device in order to deliver better content and for statistical purposes. Overall, the most valuable thing achieved by A Woman Captured is that it raises awareness of modern slavery in societies where it could easily be invisible. Share Tweet. A Woman Captured. Read Full Synopsis Cast + Crew Previous Cast Members More Cast Members. It could be happening to one of your neighbours. It was the first Hungarian feature-length documentary to compete at the Sundance Film Festival. Bernadett believes that after ten years, Marish regained her life and dignity, “The most important thing is that I stood by her. A Woman Captured focuses on one of the estimated 22,000 cases in Hungary, and offers a glimpse into the life and reality of Marish. A Birmingham woman charged with murder in a street racing crash that killed an innocent motorist was arrested Wednesday morning in Atlanta on a … An Alabama woman charged with killing a 52-year-old grandmother while street racing was arrested early Wednesday morning in Atlanta after her bond was revoked in Birmingham. A European woman has been kept by a family as a domestic slave for 10 years. With the presence of the camera, Marish starts to recover her self-confidence. A Woman Captured is an astonishing documentary of a buoyantly spirited woman and the filmmaker she entrusts in sharing her life story. by KC Wildmoon. But it was also the beginning of a new story, one he began to live the day he was captured. Drawing courage from the filmmaker's presence, she decides to escape the unbearable oppression and become a free person. 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