Held for Ransom
2019HELD 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.
Acted in
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 Danu
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
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
Jimmi Andersen
as Gymnastik tilskuer