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Taken

Taken

They took his daughter. He'll take their lives.

20087.41h 34m

Overview

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.

Directed by Pierre Morel
Written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Luc Besson
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $226.8M

Top Cast

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Bryan Mills

Maggie Grace

Maggie Grace

Kim Mills

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Lenore St. John

Olivier Rabourdin

Olivier Rabourdin

Jean-Claude Pitrel

Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Sam Gilroy

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Mark Casey

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

Bernie Harris

Holly Valance

Holly Valance

Sheerah

Gérard Watkins

Gérard Watkins

Patrice Saint-Clair

Arben Bajraktaraj

Arben Bajraktaraj

Marko Hoxha

Themes & Keywords

rescueparis, francekidnappingprostitutionsex traffickingalbanianmissing daughterex special forcesex-cia agentabductionsearch for daughterarmy veteran

About Taken

Taken is a action, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of rescue, paris, france, kidnapping, prostitution, sex trafficking, albanian. Directed by Pierre Morel, it stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.

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