Taken

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-02-18
Box Office Gross: $226,830,568
Running Time: 94 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Seaside Film Taken, All Pictures Media
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Synopsis

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... See more 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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