Take Down

Take Down

Rich. Spoiled. Hunted.

2016 · 107 min · ★ 5.8 · Thriller

Sons and daughters of international billionaires are sent to an boot camp where they are taught basic survival skills in hopes it will teach them responsibility. When they are taken hostage and taken for ransom by kidnappers, they will need to utilize every skill they learned to survive.

Directed by Jim Gillespie · Written by Alexander Ignon

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