Director Niels Arden Oplev is ready to adapt the tragic story of freelance photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured while working in Syria in 2013, for the big screen. Daniel was kept hostage by ISIS for about 400 days, along with 23 other foreign nationals, including US video reporter James Foley, the first victim of the terrorist organisation, whose execution was filmed and published online. Oplev’s feature focuses on the young photographer’s captivity, the tense negotiations between the terrorists and Danish officials, and his family’s desperation. The script, penned in its entirety by Anders Thomas Jensen (The Dark Tower, The Shamer’s Daughter [+leggi anche:
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Rye is to be played by actor Esben Smed, best known for his roles as football player John "Faxe" Jensen in Kasper Barfoed’s sports drama Summer of ’92 [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Esben Smed
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Filming is scheduled to begin in October in different locations in Sweden, Canada, Jordan and Denmark. The technical crew includes Eric Kress (Taken 3 [+leggi anche:
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The movie is being produced by Morten Kaufmann (Word of God [+leggi anche:
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Leading Scandinavian distribution firm TrustNordisk, which is in charge of the film’s international sales, plans to release Daniel in September 2019.