Held for Ransom

Held for Ransom

They Pay or They Die

NR 2000 · 88 min · ★ 5.1 · Thriller

Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

Directed by Lee Stanley · Written by Nickolas Perry

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