Held for Ransom

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.

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Region: 🇵🇱 Poland ✓ 🇺🇸 United States ✓ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom ✓ 🇩🇪 Germany ✓ 🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain ✓ 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands ✓ 🇸🇪 Sweden ✓ 🇨🇦 Canada ✓ 🇦🇺 Australia ✓ 🇧🇷 Brazil ✓ 🇯🇵 Japan ✓

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Billed Cast

Esben Smed

Daniel Rye

Toby Kebbell

James Foley

Amir El-Masry

John (Beatles)

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Signe

Charlie Carrick

Michael Foley

Anders W. Berthelsen

Arthur

Fady Elsayed

George (Beatles)

Rafael Pettersson

Wojceik

Ardalan Esmaili

Majeed

Elizabeth Moynihan

Diane Foley

Rasmus Bjerg

Tue Berg

Youssef Berouain

Ringo (Beatles)