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20192h 18mDanish

Held for Ransom

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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.

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DirectorNiels Arden Oplev

Keywords

based on novel or bookaffectationbased on true storyhostage-takingterrorismhostage situationhostage negotiatorsyriaangryaggressivecandiddesperateislamismanxiousabsurdadmiringadoringambiguousaudaciousauthoritarianawestruckbaffledcallousdefiantdemeaningderogatoryenraged

Cast

Esben Smed as Daniel Rye

Esben Smed

Daniel Rye

Toby Kebbell as James Foley

Toby Kebbell

James Foley

Amir El-Masry as John (Beatles)

Amir El-Masry

John (Beatles)

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen as Signe

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Signe

Charlie Carrick as Michael Foley

Charlie Carrick

Michael Foley

Anders W. Berthelsen as Arthur

Anders W. Berthelsen

Arthur

Fady Elsayed as George (Beatles)

Fady Elsayed

George (Beatles)

Rafael Pettersson as Wojceik

Rafael Pettersson

Wojceik

Ardalan Esmaili as Majeed

Ardalan Esmaili

Majeed

Elizabeth Moynihan as Diane Foley

Elizabeth Moynihan

Diane Foley