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