Plot: Keenan and McCarthy spent 4.5 years confined together, held underground for much of their captivity, at times chained to each other and to the walls of their prisons. The two men, who could easily have found themselves at opposite ends of a gun barrel in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, instead forged a relationship which transcended all that appeared to divide them. "Blind Flight" tells the story of this compelling relationship as they both resurrect their deepest memories, feelings, fears and loves. In their near biblical journey they uncover many of the forces which made them blind and captive human beings prior to their physical captivity. They finally discover a compassion for their captors which makes the film a 'love story' in the fullest and most humanistic sense.
Alternative Plot: In 1986, teacher Brian Keenan (Ian Hart) moves from his native Ireland to Beirut, where Hezbollah militants kidnap him. Brian is held captive with one other cellmate, British journalist John McCarthy (Linus Roache). John is calm by nature, while Brian has a rebellious streak, and the two hostages have opposing political views about their home countries. Still, over the course of their grueling four-year imprisonment, they manage to develop an unbreakable bond.
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