Movie·2019·2h 18m
Held for Ransom
Country
Denmark
Language
Danish
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The Story
Original title: Ser du månen, Daniel
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.
Written By
Anders Thomas Jensen
Producer
Niels Arden Oplev, Morten Kaufmann
Editor
Lars Therkelsen
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
77 votes
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Cast
Esben Smed
Daniel Rye
Toby Kebbell
James Foley
Amir El-Masry
John (Beatles)
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Signe
Charlie Carrick
Michael Foley
Anders W. Berthelsen
Arthur
Fady Elsayed
George (Beatles)
Rafael Pettersson
Wojceik
Ardalan Esmaili
Majeed
Elizabeth Moynihan
Diane Foley
Rasmus Bjerg
Tue Berg
Youssef Berouain
Ringo (Beatles)
Jens Jørn Spottag
Kjeld
Henrik Birch
Henning
Sofia Asir
Aya
Sofie Torp
Anita
Christiane Gjellerup Koch
Susanne
Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Christina
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Crew
Niels Arden Oplev
Director, Executive Producer
Morten Kaufmann
Producer
Lars Therkelsen
Editor
Anne Østerud
Editor
Signe Leick Jensen
Producer
Anders W. Berthelsen
Executive Producer
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
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