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Held for Ransom

Held for Ransom
★ 7.0/10•2019•2h 18m•16•Drama

HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley. The film follows Daniel’s struggle to survive in captivity, his friendship with James, and the nightmare of the Rye family back home in Denmark as they try to do everything in their power to save their son. At the center of this crisis, we find hostage negotiator, Arthur, who plays a pivotal role in securing Daniel’s release.

Niels Arden Oplev · Director

Anders Thomas Jensen · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 18m
LanguageDA
Release DateAug 29, 2019

Actors

Esben Smed

Esben Smed

Daniel Rye

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

James Foley

Amir El-Masry

Amir El-Masry

John (Beatles)

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Signe

Charlie Carrick

Charlie Carrick

Michael Foley

Anders W. Berthelsen

Anders W. Berthelsen

Arthur

Fady Elsayed

Fady Elsayed

George (Beatles)

Rafael Pettersson

Rafael Pettersson

Wojceik

Ardalan Esmaili

Ardalan Esmaili

Majeed

Elizabeth Moynihan

Elizabeth Moynihan

Diane Foley

Rasmus Bjerg

Rasmus Bjerg

Tue Berg

Youssef Berouain

Youssef Berouain

Ringo (Beatles)

Jens Jørn Spottag

Jens Jørn Spottag

Kjeld

Henrik Birch

Henning

Sofia Asir

Sofia Asir

Aya

Sofie Torp

Sofie Torp

Anita

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