Billionaire Ransom (2016)

Students at a reforming school for rebellious rich kids take matters into their own hands after the campus is taken hostage by a group of criminals.

Director:

Jim Gillespie

Writer:

Alexander Ignon (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeremy Sumpter, Phoebe Tonkin, Hari Dhillon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Sumpter	...	Kyle Hartmann
Phoebe Tonkin	...	Amy Tilton
Hari Dhillon	...	Marcos Shah
Sebastian Koch	...	Bobby Hartmann
Mark Bonnar	...	Lawrence Close
Robert Cavanah	...	Tom Maxwell
Dominic Sherwood	...	James Herrick
Ashley Walters	...	Danny Dorsey
Ed Westwick	...	Billy Speck
Julia Ragnarsson	...	Rachel Hennie
Elliot Knight	...	Marsac
Max Deacon	...	James Thornton
Thalissa Teixeira	...	Paloma Nava
Yûho Yamashita	...	Keiko Oshimoto
Tracy Ifeachor	...	Nora Paulson

Storyline

TAKE DOWN focuses on the reckless sons and daughters of international billionaires, who have been sent by their frustrated parents to an exclusive, tough-love boot camp on a remote island, where they will be taught basic survival skills in the hope it will teach them to take responsibility for their lives. When they are taken hostage and held for a billion dollar ransom by a group of sophisticated kidnappers, the young captives suddenly need every ounce of their brief training to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

tied feet | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Billionaire Ransom

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Box Office

Budget:

$11,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pinewood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pheobe Tonkin and Tracy Ifeachor were also in The Originals together.

User Reviews

A scene too far

Despite the contrived situation and "Survivors" production style, the story, the acting and the scenery keep things moving along ... until the last section when it all falls in a big heap, as if they ran out of time, money or inspiration.

Little and not-so-little inconsistencies in the plot accumulate steadily, gradually becoming more noticeable. I'm happy to suspend reality for a creative tale, well told, so long as whatever takes place is reasonably credible within the context of the story. Take things too far, though, and those inconsistencies become distracting. Reality reasserts itself and the moment is lost.

FWIW I suggest you stop watching when the FBI becomes involved and imagine your own conclusion.