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"Taken" is a 2008 action film directed by Pierre Morel about a former government agent who uses his specialized skills to rescue his kidnapped daughter from human traffickers in Europe. The film became a major commercial success and helped establish Liam Neeson as an action movie star, spawning two sequels and revitalizing his career.
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7.4Bryan 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.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills
- Maggie Grace as Kim Mills
- Famke Janssen as Lenore St. John
- Olivier Rabourdin as Jean-Claude Pitrel
- Leland Orser as Sam Gilroy
- Jon Gries as Mark Casey
Themes
- rescue
- paris, france
- kidnapping
- prostitution
- sex trafficking
- albanian
- missing daughter
- ex special forces
- ex-cia agent
- abduction
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 555719
- Official website
- www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/taken
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- title
- Taken
- box office
- 145000989
- review score
- 51/100
- capital cost
- 25000000
- publication date
- 2009-02-19
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Taken is a 2008 English-language French action-thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance and Famke Janssen. In the film, Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA officer, sets out to track down his teenage daughter Kim and her best friend Amanda after they are kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers while on vacation in France.
Taken was released in France on February 27, 2008. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and was a financial success, grossing $226 million against a $25 million budget. Numerous media outlets cited the film as a turning point in Neeson's career that redefined him as an action star. It also launched a franchise, consisting of two sequels and a television series.