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