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Held for Ransom (2021)
- 16
- 06/09/2021 (BR)
- Drama
- 2h 18m
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.
Niels Arden Oplev
DirectorAnders Thomas Jensen
WriterCast
![Esben Smed's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7jHqLpA5Vy1rqbuGCAWXV8UHpk4.jpg)
Esben Smed
Daniel Rye![Toby Kebbell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5YrRWDQ8GKYP7uFw1PlJLuKE8O8.jpg)
Toby Kebbell
James Foley![Amir El-Masry's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/naHrnri1hs5mMcvydNIORuM2nQn.jpg)
Amir El-Masry
John (Beatles)![Sara Hjort Ditlevsen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aVqA0H1HKoHb7iODmDHojxJybda.jpg)
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Signe![Charlie Carrick's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2m7oZ2gGjslpuNEes6bhoqnKvHr.jpg)
Charlie Carrick
Michael Foley![Anders W. Berthelsen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/yEaRQLSOTcGsVHCkKEusb6PfUCE.jpg)
Anders W. Berthelsen
Arthur![Fady Elsayed's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/f5oTM5FjbTD0c7SdkCDgLUYfvEF.jpg)
Fady Elsayed
George (Beatles)![Rafael Pettersson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aExSbzU2mPdG24k6Ut1drsKIxjn.jpg)