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Held for Ransom

Name: Held for Ransom
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-08-29
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Esben Smed, Toby Kebbell, Amir El-Masry, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Charlie Carrick

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2019 2 h 18 min

Drama

70%

Audience score82 votes on TMDB

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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.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Screenplay: Anders Thomas Jensen
Status: Released
Release date: 29/08/2019
Original language: Danish