Position of Lebanon in the 2006 Lebanon War had made comments on television saying that Israel should consider a prisoner exchange with Hezbollah. On 13 July, a prominent Lebanese Druze member of parliament, Walid Jumblatt, criticized Hezbollah in an interview with the French daily "Le Figaro": "Hezbollah played a very dangerous game by kidnapping these two soldiers. ... Israel has withdrawn from Lebanon. These kidnappings took place outside our country's borders. Hezbollah is raising the stakes, with the support of Iran and Syria, which in the past year has become a satellite state of Tehran. … Hezbollah will have to explain itself to the Lebanese. ... [We need
The Kidnapping of the President movie. Lowry stated, "the film disorients and disturbs the audience at the outset" since the subject of kidnapping a President isn't a funny concept in general. He expected the editing to be better as well since the readers of the novel were aware that the setting is different in the film compared to the novel. Although the film has received no awards, it has received two nominations in the 1981 Genie Awards. Best Achievement in Film Editing - Michael MacLaverty Best Achievement in Overall Sound - Mike Hoogenboom, Douglas Ganton, and Nolan Roberts The Kidnapping of the President The Kidnapping