Rapt (2009)

Directed by

Lucas Belvaux

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

12

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy businessman is kidnapped and held for ransom. The film follows the toll the ordeal takes on him and his family as they navigate the demands of the captors and the scrutiny of the public.

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What happens

Rapt is a 2009 French-Belgian dramatic film directed by Lucas Belvaux and starring Yvan Attal. It was nominated for 4 César Awards in 2010, including Best Film. It was released in France on 18 November 2009. The film is inspired by the true story of the kidnapping of Édouard-Jean, 3rd Baron Empain, a very wealthy Hungarian-born Belgian aristocrat and CEO of the Schneider-Empain conglomerate, which occurred in Paris in January 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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