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Kidnap

Kidnap

They messed with the wrong mother.

20176.21h 35m

Overview

A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

Directed by Luis Prieto
Written by Knate Gwaltney
Produced by Halle Berry, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Box OfficeBudget: $21.0MRevenue: $30.7M

Top Cast

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Karla Dyson

Sage Correa

Sage Correa

Frankie Dyson

Chris McGinn

Chris McGinn

Margo Fickey

Lew Temple

Lew Temple

Terry Fickey

Jason George

Jason George

David

Christopher Berry

Christopher Berry

The Bearded Man

Arron Shiver

Arron Shiver

Bill

K

Kurtis Bedford

Del

Dana Gourrier

Dana Gourrier

Deputy Sheriff

Carmella Riley

Carmella Riley

Stephanie

Themes & Keywords

strong womanwaitresssingle parentkidnappinglouisianacustody battleyoung boyfemale protagonistsingle motheramusement parkchild kidnappingtunneldeterminationfranticabductionmotorcycle copmother son relationshipintenseyoung son

About Kidnap

Kidnap is a action, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of strong woman, waitress, single parent, kidnapping, louisiana, custody battle. Directed by Luis Prieto, it stars Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn. A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

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