PRODUCTION INFO
Title: Daniel / Held for Ransom
Original Title: Ser du månen Daniel
Format: Feature
Language: Danish, English, Arabic, French
Duration: 138 minutes
Release: 2019
Based on the novel: Ser du Månen, Daniel by Puk Damsgård
CREW
Director: Niels Arden Oplev, Anders W. Berthelsen
Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen
DOP: Eric Kress
Editors: Lars Therkelsen, Anne Østerud
Producers: Signe Leick Jensen, Morten Kaufmann / Toolbox
Co-producers: Annika Hellström, Erika Malmgren / Cinenic Film, Gudny Hummelvoll / Hummelfilm, Morten Rasmussen / Deluca Film, Peter Possne / Film i Väst
CAST
Esben Smed
Anders W. Berthelsen
Sofie Torp,
Sara Hjorth
Ardalan Esmaili
INTERNATIONAL SALES
Trust Nordisk
NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Nordisk Film Distribution
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
2020 The Robert Award (Best Danish picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay (won), Best Actor in Leading Role (won), Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress (won), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Editor, Best Score, Best Visual Effects), Denmark
2020 Blockbuster Audience Award (won), Denmark
2020 The Bodil Awards (Best Actor in Leading Role, Best Supporting Actress (won), Arbejdernes Landsbank Talent Award), Denmark
2020 Zulu Awards (Best Danish Picture (won), Best Actor), Denmark
2020 Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden
2020 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA
2020 Goa – International Film Festival of India, India
SYNOPSIS
DANIEL 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.
