Release Date

29 Aug, 2019

Runtime

02:18: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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 Title

Ser du månen, Daniel

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Actors

Esben Smed

Toby Kebbell

Amir El-Masry

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Charlie Carrick

Anders W. Berthelsen

Fady Elsayed

Rafael Pettersson

Ardalan Esmaili

Elizabeth Moynihan

Rasmus Bjerg

Youssef Berouain

Jens Jørn Spottag

Henrik Birch

Sofia Asir

Sofie Torp

Christiane Gjellerup Koch

Andrea Heick Gadeberg

Samuel Brafman

Peter Sejer Winther

Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind

Crew

Niels Arden Oplev

Anders W. Berthelsen

Puk Damsgård

Anders Thomas Jensen

Signe Leick Jensen

Morten Kaufmann

Joonas Berghäll

Anders W. Berthelsen

Sanne Glæsel

Annika Hellström

Gudny Hummelvoll

Erika Malmgren

Rula Nasser

Niels Arden Oplev