Who Took Johnny

2014

Action / Biography / Crime / Documentary / Mystery

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 79% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 3342 3.3K

female director pedophilia kidnapping investigation human trafficking conspiracy

Plot summary

An examination of the infamous thirty-year-old cold case of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, the first missing child to appear on a milk carton. The film focuses on Johnny’s mother, Noreen Gosch, and her relentless quest to find the truth about what happened to her son. Along the way there have been mysterious sightings, bizarre revelations, and a confrontation with a person who claims to have helped abduct Johnny.

Director

David Beilinson Photo
David Beilinson

Top cast

Sally Jessy Raphael Photo
Sally Jessy Raphael as Self
John Walsh Photo
John Walsh as Self
Noreen Gosch Photo
Noreen Gosch as Self - Johnny's Mother
Nancy Allen Photo
Nancy Allen as Self - Marc Allen's Aunt
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737.38 MB
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English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 20 min
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1.34 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 20 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by clarktroy-84879

Watch this film

This is a powerful piece of work from the RUMUR team of Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley. Anyone with and even probably without kids can identify with the abject terror of having your child disappear without a trace, so it is utterly wrenching to watch people to whom this has actually happened try to figure out how to come to terms with the most profound loss we can imagine. To compound the horror of it all, the film documents with a pretty high degree of confidence what most likely happened to Johnny Gosch: that he was swept up into human trafficking, which more or less means child prostitution and pornography. It ain't pretty, but that's why it is almost necessary viewing. As Gogol so famously said, we can't blame the mirror if our mug is crooked, and "Who Took Johnny" is a mirror that, sad to say, is much less distortive than we would all like for it to be. Watch it.
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Reviewed by juliahairchick 10 / 10

A must Watch

This documentary took 10 years to confirm all the facts stated.

The twists and turns that could not be fully substantiated are in a radio interview with the mom. If your interested in the rest of the story check that out after watching this on you tube.

This mom needs to be commended for standing up to literally everyone in her search for her son.

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