Taken (2008)

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Written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

Directed by Pierre Morel

Running Time: 90 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2008

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: France

Filmed in Colour

When his teenage daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) is kidnapped on a backpacking trip to Europe, CIA man-turnedprofessional bodyguard Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) calmly warns her abductors to let her go or face the consequences. When his warnings go unheeded, Mills takes off to Europe and begins tracking the gang who took her, leaving a trail of carnage through the underworld as he disposes of anyone who gets in his way. As the bodies mount up, Mills closes in on his daughter's whereabouts, but can he reach her before she is sold into a life of slavery?

Directed by Pierre Morel, the vibrant French filmmaker behind 2004's kinetic thriller District 13, this no-holds-barred action film gives Jason Bourne a run for his money. Best known for portraying benevolent good guys, Neeson displays a real talent for ruthlessness as the merciless former agent, utilising a range of cold-bloodedly brutal techniques that even James Bond would baulk at. With ex-Neighbours girl Holly Valance also making an appearance as a pop star under Mills' protection, Taken is a compelling revenge romp that may not be the most cerebral of films, but makes up for any shortfalls with relentless and bloody action.

When is Taken next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Screen 2 HD Tomorrow, 11:00pm and on Sky Screen 2 Tomorrow, 11:00pm. See more...

Cast

Image for Liam NeesonLiam NeesonBryan Mills
Image for Maggie GraceMaggie GraceKim
Image for Holly ValanceHolly ValanceSheerah
Image for Famke JanssenFamke JanssenLenore
Radivoje BukvicAnton
Image for Leland OrserLeland OrserSam
Jon GriesCasey
David WarshofskyBernie
Katie CassidyAmanda
Xander BerkeleyStuart
Olivier RabourdinJean-Claude
Gérard WatkinsSt-Clair
Marc AmyotPharmacist
Arben BajraktarajMarko
Mathieu BussonUndercover agent

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