Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker

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Taken:
The Search for Sophie Parker
Screenplay by
  • Ellis Black
  • Rafael Jordan
Directed by Don Michael Paul
Starring
Music by Frederik Wiedmann
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Cherise Honey
  • Tim Mudd
Producers
  • Jeffery Beach
  • Phillip Roth
CinematographyAlexander Krumov
EditorCameron Hallenbeck
Running time85 minutes
Production companies
  • Dunulf Productions
  • Flee Productions
Original release
Network Lifetime
ReleaseSeptember 21, 2013 (2013-09-21)

Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker is a 2013 American made-for-television film directed by Don Michael Paul and stars Julie Benz, Amy Bailey and Naomi Battrick. The film borrowed the themes and similarities in the Taken franchise, particularly Taken and Taken 2 . It premiered on September 21, 2013, on Lifetime. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

After her daughter is abducted in Russia, an NYPD detective goes out to find and save her from the kidnappers.

Cast

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References

  1. "(TV Movie) Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker (Lifetime) With Julie Benz, Naomi Battrick & Amy Bailey". TV Equals. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  2. "Lifetime TV movie review: Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker". Entertainment Realm. September 20, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2018.