Held for Ransom

Held for Ransom (2019)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2019-08-29
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 61 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 18min
  • Language: Dansk
  • Production Company: Toolbox Film
  • Production Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
  • Director: Niels Arden Oplev
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Summary

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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  • Esben Smed

    as Daniel Rye

  • Toby Kebbell

    as James Foley

  • Amir El-Masry

    as John (Beatles)

  • Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

    as Signe

  • Charlie Carrick

    as Michael Foley

  • Anders W. Berthelsen

    as Arthur

  • Fady Elsayed

    as George (Beatles)

  • Rafael Pettersson

    as Wojceik

  • Ardalan Esmaili

    as Majeed

  • Elizabeth Moynihan

    as Diane Foley

  • Rasmus Bjerg

    as Tue Berg

  • Youssef Berouain

    as Ringo (Beatles)

  • Jens Jørn Spottag

    as Kjeld

  • Henrik Birch

    as Henning

  • Sofia Danu

    as Aya

  • Sofie Torp

    as Anita

  • Christiane Gjellerup Koch

    as Susanne

  • Andrea Heick Gadeberg

    as Christina

  • Samuel Brafman

    as Jeremy

  • Peter Sejer Winther

    as Jeff

  • Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind

    as Mik

  • Christian Hetland Jepsen

    as Karsten

  • Thomas Biehl

    as Coach

  • Lars Lohmann

    as Elderly man

  • Yvonne Andersen

    as Susanne's colleague

  • Oskar Pflug Lindholt

    as

  • Anna Dalentoft Kristensen

    as Katie Foley

  • Rolf Holmgren

    as Foley's father

  • Jonathan Wiking

    as Church attendant (uncredited)

  • Susan A. Olsen

    as Hanne

  • Illyès Salah

    as Ayoub

  • Nanna Bøttcher

    as

  • Jimmi Andersen

    as Gymnastik tilskuer
Directing Niels Arden Oplev Director
Production Morten Kaufmann Producer
Costume & Make-Up Stine Thaning Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Anders Bratås Special Effects Makeup Artist
Production Rula Nasser Line Producer
Production Jessie Frost Casting
Art Heidi Plugge Art Direction
Production Annika Hellström Co-Producer
Production Gudny Hummelvoll Co-Producer
Production Niels Arden Oplev Executive Producer
Production Peter Possne Co-Producer
Production Morten Rasmussen Co-Producer
Production Nathalie Chéron Casting
Production Sanne Glæsel Line Producer
Editing Lars Therkelsen Editor
Editing Anne Østerud Editor
Production Joonas Berghäll Associate Producer
Writing Puk Damsgaard Andersen Book
Crew Eric Kress Cinematography
Art Anas Balawi Art Direction
Directing Anders W. Berthelsen Co-Director
Production Signe Leick Jensen Producer
Production Anders W. Berthelsen Executive Producer
Sound Johan Söderqvist Music
Art Dorte Knirke Madelung Production Design
Writing Anders Thomas Jensen Writer
Production Erika Malmgren Co-Producer

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