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Misery is a psychological horror novel written by Stephen King and first published by Viking in 1987. The story centers on Paul Sheldon, a bestselling romance author who is rescued from a car crash and subsequently held captive by Annie Wilkes, a deeply disturbed nurse obsessed with his literary wor...
Room is a psychological thriller drama depicting a mother and son’s extraordinary survival following seven years of captivity. The story explores themes of isolation, adaptation, and the profound impact of confinement on a child's development. It centers around a young boy raised entirely within a s...
Jedol was a male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin who became a prominent case study in marine mammal rehabilitation and release. Originally captured illegally off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea, he lived in captivity and performed at a zoo before being confiscated by the government in 2013. Af...
Room is a 2015 psychological drama directed by Lenny Abrahamson and adapted by Emma Donoghue from her novel of the same name. Brie Larson plays a woman held captive with her young son, portrayed by Jacob Tremblay, whose limited understanding shapes much of the story. The film follows both their esca...
"Misery" is a 1990 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner, adapted from Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name. The film stars James Caan as Paul Sheldon, a successful romance novelist who is rescued from a car crash by his self-proclaimed "number one fan" Annie Wilkes, port...
Gabriela Cowperthwaite's 'Blackfish' examines the controversy surrounding SeaWorlds orca captivity program. The film presents compelling evidence of the psychological and physical toll that captivity takes on these intelligent creatures, sparking a global debate about animal welfare. A powerful indi...
Boksoon was a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin that had been illegally captured from coastal waters near Jeju Island, South Korea, and held in captivity at a marine park. Following legal proceedings and government intervention, she underwent a multi-year rehabilitation program before being rel...
Sampal is a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin from South Korea who was illegally captured for the entertainment industry before being moved to a sea pen rehabilitation facility off Jeju Island. In July 2013, she escaped through a tear in the enclosure's netting and returned to the open ocean. R...
Chunsam was a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin formerly kept in captivity in South Korea. After rehabilitation and preparation for release, she and another dolphin, Jedol, were returned to the sea near Jeju Island in July 2013. Subsequent sightings indicated that Chunsam had reintegrated with...
Authorized by the United States Congress in 1985, the Prisoner of War Medal is a federal military decoration awarded to service members who were taken prisoner or held captive during armed conflicts. The medal retroactively applies to personnel captured or interned since April 5, 1917, covering majo...
Kekaimalu was a female wholphin born on May 15, 1985, at Sea Life Park in Hawaii, representing a rare hybrid between a female bottlenose dolphin and a male false killer whale. She gained historical biological significance due to her fertility, successfully giving birth to multiple calves over her li...
Split is a 2016 psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The plot centers on a man with severe dissociative identity disorder, played by James McAvoy, who kidnaps three teenage girls in Philadelphia. The film serves as a thematic and narrative continuation of Sh...
The Bunker Diary is a young adult novel by British author Kevin Brooks, published in 2013 and written as the diary of a teenage boy named Linus. After being abducted, Linus records his confinement in an underground bunker alongside other captives, describing their attempts to understand and resist a...
The Algerine Captive is a 1797 American novel by Royall Tyler, presented as the fictional memoir of Doctor Updike Underhill. Its subtitle describes Underhill's life and adventures, including six years as a prisoner among the Algerines. The book combines travel narrative, captivity fiction, social ob...
Kawili'Kai is a female cetacean hybrid born at Sea Life Park in Hawaii on 23 December 2004. She is the daughter of Kekaimalu, a hybrid of a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale, and has three-quarters bottlenose dolphin and one-quarter false killer whale ancestry. The animal is relevant to zo...
King's Cage is a 2017 young adult dystopian fantasy novel by Victoria Aveyard, notable as the third book in her bestselling Red Queen series.
