- published: 19 Mar 2012
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Taken is a 2008 French thriller film produced by Luc Besson, starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen. The screenplay was written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, and directed by Pierre Morel. Neeson plays a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative who sets about tracking down his daughter after she is kidnapped by human traffickers while traveling in France.
Highly-skilled CIA field agent Bryan Mills has retired to try to build a closer relationship with his daughter, Kim. His frequent absences and travelling made him a distant father and led to the divorce of his now-ex-wife, Lenore. Knowing Kim wants to be a singer, Bryan buys her an expensive karaoke machine for her birthday, only to be upstaged by her wealthy stepfather Stuart's gift of a horse.
Bryan's former colleague, Sam, hires him to help provide concert security for Kim's favorite pop singer Sheerah. Backstage, Bryan tells Sheerah about his daughter's ambition, but is brushed off by her. After the concert, when a mob of fans burst through an unlocked gate, Bryan saves Sheerah from a knife-wielding assailant and takes her away to her mansion. She then gratefully offers to help Kim as a thank you for saving her life.
Actors: Kazue Komiya (actress), Kiyoshi Matsuoka (writer), Akira Murayama (actor), Noboru Shiroyama (writer), Keisuke Yamashita (actor), Shigeru Tsuchiyama (writer), Tetsu Kariya (writer), Tatsuo Ono (director),
Genres: Action, Animation, Sci-Fi,