Film

Held for Ransom

2019 · 2h 18m · Drama

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

69

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.

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)

Jens Jørn Spottag

Kjeld

Henrik Birch

Henning

Sofia Asir

Aya

Sofie Torp

Anita

• Niels Arden OplevDirector · Executive Producer
• Anders Thomas JensenWriter
• Signe Leick JensenProducer
• Morten KaufmannProducer
• Anders W. BerthelsenExecutive Producer
• Lars TherkelsenEditor
• Anne ØsterudEditor
• Nathalie ChéronCasting
• Jessie FrostCasting

398 DAYS: HOSTAGE Trailer [HD] Mongrel Media

Release date

August 29, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

Danish

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

16

Genres

Drama

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