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Held for Ransom
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
138 min
Release Date
2019-08-29
Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
Vote Count
67
Vote Average
7
Cast
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Esben Smed
Daniel Rye
Toby Kebbell
James Foley
Amir El-Masry
John (Beatles)
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Signe
Charlie Carrick
Michael Foley
Anders W. Berthelsen
Arthur
Fady Elsayed
George (Beatles)
Rafael Pettersson
Wojceik
Ardalan Esmaili
Majeed
Elizabeth Moynihan
Diane Foley
Rasmus Bjerg
Tue Berg
Youssef Berouain
Ringo (Beatles)
Jens Jørn Spottag
Kjeld
Henrik Birch
Henning
Sofia Asir
Aya
Sofie Torp
Anita
Christiane Gjellerup Koch
Susanne
Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Christina
Samuel Brafman
Jeremy
Peter Sejer Winther
Jeff
Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind
Mik
Christian Hetland Jepsen
Karsten
Thomas Biehl
Coach
Lars Lohmann
Elderly man
Yvonne Andersen
Susanne's colleague
Oskar Pflug Lindholt
Anna Dalentoft Kristensen
Katie Foley
Rolf Holmgren
Foley's father
Jonathan Wiking
Church attendant (uncredited)
Susan A. Olsen
Hanne
Illyès Salah
Ayoub
Nanna Bøttcher
Jimmi Andersen
Gymnastik tilskuer
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