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Held for Ransom (2019)
Directed by Niels Arden Oplev
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.
Length 138 minutes
Actors
Esben Smed Jensen | Toby Kebbell | Amir El-Masry | Sara Hjort Ditlevsen | Charlie Carrick | Anders W. Berthelsen | Fady Elsayed | Rafael Pettersson | Ardalan Esmaili | Elizabeth Moynihan | Rasmus Bjerg | Youssef Berouain | Jens Jørn Spottag | Henrik Birch | Sofia Asir | Sofie Torp | Christiane Gjellerup Koch | Andrea Gadeberg | Samuel Brafman | Peter Sejer Winther | Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind | Christian Hetland Jepsen | Thomas Biehl | Lars Lohmann | Yvonne Andersen | Nanna Bøtcher | Oskar Pflug Lindholt | Anna Dalentoft Kristensen | Rolf Holmgren | Jonathan Wiking | Susan A. Olsen | Illyès Salah