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Taken | 2008 | UK Quad
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Taken | 2008 | UK Quad

Taken is a 2008 film directed by Pierre Morel. It was produced by Luc Besson who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Mark Kamen. Taken stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance and Famke Janssen. The film has been cited as a turning point in Liam Neeson career that redefined and transformed him to an action film star. The storyline follows Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative who sets about tracking down his teenage daughter Kim and her best friend after the they are kidnapped by Albanian sex traffickers while visiting Paris, France. Originally, Jeff Bridges was cast as Bryan Mills, but he dropped out of the project and Liam Neeson accepted the role. He wanted to play a more physically demanding role than he was used to bu...