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Ingrid Betancourt: What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith
About this film
In 2002, the Colombian guerrilla movement known as the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) kidnapped Ingrid Betancourt in the middle of her presidential campaign. For the next six years, Betancourt was held hostage in jungle prison camps where she was ravaged by malaria, fleas, hunger and human cruelty until her rescue by the Colombian government. In this deeply personal talk, the politician turned writer explains what it's like to live in a perpetual state of fear — and how her faith sustained her. (In Spanish with English subtitles.)
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;South America;TED en Español;activism;fear;personal growth;politics;violence;war;TED2017;2017
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