A Tale of Two 'Scenes from a Marriage'
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
Taken (2009)
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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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.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Action, Thriller
Directed By:Pierre Morel
Written By:Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
In Theaters:1/30/2009
Box Office:$226,830,568
Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Seaside Film Taken, All Pictures Media
Cast
Pierre Morel
Director
Pierre Morel
Director
Liam Neeson
Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace
Kim Mills
Famke Janssen
Lenore St. John
Olivier Rabourdin
Jean-Claude Pitrel
Leland Orser
Sam Gilroy
Jon Gries
Mark Casey
David Warshofsky
Bernie Harris
Holly Valance
Sheerah
Gérard Watkins
Patrice Saint-Clair
Arben Bajraktaraj
Marko Hoxha
Xander Berkeley
Stuart St. John
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