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Held for Ransom
Held for Ransom

Held for Ransom

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

7.074/10

Release Date

29 August 2019

Country

Denmark

Cast

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

Henrik Birch

Henning

Sofia Asir

Sofia Asir

Aya

Sofie Torp

Sofie Torp

Anita

Christiane Gjellerup Koch

Christiane Gjellerup Koch

Susanne

Andrea Heick Gadeberg

Andrea Heick Gadeberg

Christina

Samuel Brafman

Samuel Brafman

Jeremy

Peter Sejer Winther

Peter Sejer Winther

Jeff

Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind

Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind

Mik

Christian Hetland Jepsen

Christian Hetland Jepsen

Karsten

Thomas Biehl

Thomas Biehl

Coach

Lars Lohmann

Lars Lohmann

Elderly man

Yvonne Andersen

Yvonne Andersen

Susanne's colleague

Oskar Pflug Lindholt

Oskar Pflug Lindholt

Anna Dalentoft Kristensen

Anna Dalentoft Kristensen

Katie Foley

Rolf Holmgren

Rolf Holmgren

Foley's father

Jonathan Wiking

Jonathan Wiking

Church attendant (uncredited)

Susan A. Olsen

Susan A. Olsen

Hanne

Illyès Salah

Illyès Salah

Ayoub

Nanna Bøttcher

Nanna Bøttcher

Jimmi Andersen

Jimmi Andersen

Gymnastik tilskuer

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