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