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Held for Ransom

Original title: Ser du månen, Daniel
  • 20192019
  • 2h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.8K
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Held for Ransom (2019)
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The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
    • Niels Arden Oplev
    • Anders W. Berthelsen(co-director)
    • Puk Damsgaard Andersen(book)
    • Anders Thomas Jensen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Esben Smed
    • Sofie Torp
    • Anders W. Berthelsen
    • Niels Arden Oplev
    • Anders W. Berthelsen(co-director)
    • Puk Damsgaard Andersen(book)
    • Anders Thomas Jensen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Esben Smed
    • Sofie Torp
    • Anders W. Berthelsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Esben Smed and Toby Kebbell in Held for Ransom (2019)
    Held for Ransom (2019)
    Esben Smed in Held for Ransom (2019)
    Anders W. Berthelsen in Held for Ransom (2019)
    Esben Smed in Held for Ransom (2019)
    Jens Jørn Spottag, Christiane Gjellerup Koch, and Sofie Torp in Held for Ransom (2019)
    Esben Smed and Toby Kebbell in Held for Ransom (2019)
    Esben Smed and Sofia Danu in Held for Ransom (2019)

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    Esben Smed
    Esben Smed
    • Daniel Rye
    Sofie Torp
    • Anita
    Anders W. Berthelsen
    Anders W. Berthelsen
    • Arthur
    Toby Kebbell
    Toby Kebbell
    • James Foley
    Amir El-Masry
    Amir El-Masry
    • John
    Jens Jørn Spottag
    Jens Jørn Spottag
    • Kjeld
    Christiane Gjellerup Koch
    Christiane Gjellerup Koch
    • Susanne
    • (as Christiane G. Koch)
    Andrea Heick Gadeberg
    Andrea Heick Gadeberg
    • Christina
    • (as Andrea Gadeberg)
    Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
    Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
    • Signe
    Ardalan Esmaili
    Ardalan Esmaili
    • Majeed
    Samuel Brafman-Moutier
    • Jeremy
    • (as Samuel Brafman)
    Niels Anders Thorn
    • Rosengren
    Mathieu Busson
    • Luis
    Sofia Danu
    Sofia Danu
    • Aya
    • (as Sofia Asir)
    Illyès Salah
    Illyès Salah
    • Ayoub
    • (as Illyes Salah)
    Arbi Alviati
    • Alexei
    Ali Elian
    Henrik Birch
    Henrik Birch
    • Henning
      • Niels Arden Oplev
      • Anders W. Berthelsen(co-director)
      • Puk Damsgaard Andersen(book)
      • Anders Thomas Jensen(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The title "Ser du månen, Daniel?" ("Do you see the moon, Daniel?") is from the book by Puk Damsgård by the same title, where Daniel's mother writes in her diary while he's captive and comforts herself by knowing that they're under the same.

    User reviews12

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    9/10
    Took me by surprise!
    Esben smed is proving his acting skills once again, he have a bright future ahead of him. Great directing debut by anders w berthelsen. I really enjoyed this movie. Espen smed also won an Robert for his role of Daniel Rye, witch i dedicated to daniel rye him self.
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    • frilledk
    • Feb 7, 2020

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    • Release date
      • August 29, 2019 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • Norway
      • Sweden
      • Finland
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Samuel Goldwyn (United States)
      • Danish
      • English
      • Arabic
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Jordan
    • Production companies
      • Toolbox Film
      • Film i Väst
      • Cinenic Film
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    • 2 hours 18 minutes
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