Drama
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.
Directed by
Niels Arden Oplev
Written by
Anders Thomas Jensen
Ardalan Esmaili
Majeed
Elizabeth Moynihan
Diane Foley
Rafael Pettersson
Wojceik
Toby Kebbell
James Foley
Charlie Carrick
Michael Foley
Sofia Asir
Aya
Fady Elsayed
George (Beatles)
Amir El-Masry
John (Beatles)
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Signe
Christiane Gjellerup Koch
Susanne
Sofie Torp
Anita
Henrik Birch
Henning
Lars Lohmann
Elderly man
Susan A. Olsen
Hanne
Thomas Biehl
Coach
Anders W. Berthelsen
Arthur
Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Christina
Esben Smed
Daniel Rye
Rasmus Bjerg
Tue Berg
Yvonne Andersen
Susanne's colleague
Jens Jørn Spottag
Kjeld
Peter Sejer Winther
Jeff
Youssef Berouain
Ringo (Beatles)
Illyès Salah
Ayoub
Nanna Bøttcher
Jimmi Andersen
Gymnastik tilskuer
Jonathan Wiking
Church attendant (uncredited)
Samuel Brafman
Jeremy
Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind
Mik
Christian Hetland Jepsen
Karsten
Oskar Pflug Lindholt
Anna Dalentoft Kristensen
Katie Foley
Rolf Holmgren
Foley's father

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