At SXSW 2025, Grae Drake speaks to the subject and filmmakers behind Take No Prisoners, about how the United States negotiates the return of hostages from foreign countries. Directors Adam Ciralsky and Subrata De, along with producer Gene Klein, join Roger Carstens, a hostage negotiator, and known informally as The Real Captain America. In the film he and his team race against time to free an LA lawyer from Venezuela’s most feared prison. The captive’s family pushes for White House intervention. Footage reveals the intense world of international hostage recovery.