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