Release Date
📅
Original Release
August 29, 2019
2h 18m
Held for Ransom (2019)
⭐ 7.1138 min
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.
Director
Niels Arden Oplev
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.1
Cast
Esben Smed
Daniel Rye
⭐0.4
Toby Kebbell
James Foley
⭐2.1
Amir El-Masry
John (Beatles)
⭐0.7
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Signe
⭐0.5
Charlie Carrick
Michael Foley
⭐1.9
Anders W. Berthelsen
Arthur
⭐0.5
Fady Elsayed
George (Beatles)
⭐0.4
Rafael Pettersson
Wojceik
⭐0.2
Ardalan Esmaili
Majeed
⭐0.6
Elizabeth Moynihan
Diane Foley
⭐0.2
Genres
Drama
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