Held for Ransom
Drama
Release Date
August 29, 2019
Duration
138 min
Status
Released
Language
da
Overview
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.
Casts
Daniel Rye
Esben Smed
James Foley
Toby Kebbell
John (Beatles)
Amir El-Masry
Signe
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Michael Foley
Charlie Carrick
Arthur
Anders W. Berthelsen
George (Beatles)
Fady Elsayed
Wojceik
Rafael Pettersson
Majeed
Ardalan Esmaili
Diane Foley
Elizabeth Moynihan
Tue Berg
Rasmus Bjerg
Ringo (Beatles)
Youssef Berouain
Kjeld
Jens Jørn Spottag
Henning
Henrik Birch
Aya
Sofia Asir
Anita
Sofie Torp
Susanne
Christiane Gjellerup Koch
Christina
Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Jeremy
Samuel Brafman
Jeff
Peter Sejer Winther
Mik
Arthur Drachmann Øfverlind
Karsten
Christian Hetland Jepsen
Coach
Thomas Biehl
Elderly man
Lars Lohmann
Susanne's colleague
Yvonne Andersen
Oskar Pflug Lindholt
Katie Foley
Anna Dalentoft Kristensen
Foley's father
Rolf Holmgren
Church attendant (uncredited)
Jonathan Wiking
Hanne
Susan Olsen
Ayoub
Illyès Salah
Nanna Bøttcher
Gymnastik tilskuer
Jimmi Andersen
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