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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.
Original Release
08/29/2019
US Release
10/15/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Esben Smed | Daniel Rye |
Sofie Torp | Anita |
Anders W. Berthelsen | Arthur |
Toby Kebbell | James Foley |
Amir El-Masry | John / John (Beatles) |
Jens Jørn Spottag | Kjeld |
Christiane Gjellerup Koch | Susanne |
Andrea Heick Gadeberg | Christina |
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen | Signe |
Ardalan Esmaili | Majeed |
Directors
Anders W. Berthelsen, Niels Arden Oplev
Writers
Puk Damsgaard Andersen, Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Esben Smed | Daniel Rye |
Sofie Torp | Anita |
Anders W. Berthelsen | Arthur |
Toby Kebbell | James Foley |
Amir El-Masry | John / John (Beatles) |
Jens Jørn Spottag | Kjeld |
Christiane Gjellerup Koch | Susanne |
Andrea Heick Gadeberg | Christina |
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen | Signe |
Ardalan Esmaili | Majeed |
Samuel Brafman-Moutier | Jeremy |
Niels Anders Thorn | Rosengren |
Mathieu Busson | Luis |
Sofia Asir | Aya |
Illyes Salah | Ayoub |
Arbi Alviati | Alexei |
Ali Elian | |
Henrik Birch | Henning |
Rasmus Bjerg | Tue Berg |
Susan Olsen | Hanne |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Niels Arden Oplev | Executive Producer |
Anders W. Berthelsen | Executive Producer |
Joonas Berghäll | Producer |
Sanne Glæsel | Producer |
Annika Hellström | Producer |
Gudny Hummelvoll | Producer |
Signe Leick Jensen | Producer |
Morten Kaufmann | Producer |
Alberte Lorentzen-Rask | Producer |
Satu Majava | Producer |
Erika Malmgren | Producer |
Rula Nasser | Producer |
Peter Possne | Producer |
Morten Rasmussen | Producer |
Lin Jo Skytte | Producer |
Carsten Holst | Producer |