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Held for Ransom

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.

2019 |2h 18m |  Drama

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Cast

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Esben Smed

Daniel Rye

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Toby Kebbell

James Foley

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Amir El-Masry

John (Beatles)

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Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Signe

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Charlie Carrick

Michael Foley

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Anders W. Berthelsen

Arthur

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Fady Elsayed

George (Beatles)

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Rafael Pettersson

Wojceik

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Ardalan Esmaili

Majeed

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Elizabeth Moynihan

Diane Foley

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Rasmus Bjerg

Tue Berg

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Youssef Berouain

Ringo (Beatles)

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Jens Jørn Spottag

Kjeld

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Henrik Birch

Henning

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Sofia Danu

Aya

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Sofie Torp

Anita

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Christiane Gjellerup Koch

Susanne

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Andrea Heick Gadeberg

Christina

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Samuel Brafman

Jeremy

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Thomas Biehl

Coach

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Lars Lohmann

Elderly man

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Yvonne Andersen

Susanne's colleague

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Jonathan Wiking

Church attendant (uncredited)

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Susan A. Olsen

Hanne

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Nanna Bøttcher

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Status

Released

Language

Danish, English

Budget

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