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- ‘Taken’ is not based on a true story, but driven by an original script by the iconic duo of Robert Kamen and Luc Besson. While they did not create the plot of ‘Taken’ using any one true incident, they derived inspiration from news stories of kidnapping and sex trafficking of women in central and eastern Europe.
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Taken is a 2008 French action-thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance and Famke Janssen.
May 8, 2017 · For many years it was believed that the story was based on real life events involving William G. Hillar, who claimed to be a retired Special Forces operative whose daughter was kidnapped,...
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Jan 3, 2015 · Is it based on a true story? William G. Hillar, a self-proclaimed counter-terrorism expert, claimed the movie was based on his life and events that resulted in his daughter being taken and...
Jun 8, 2022 · In fact, the movie is not based on a specific true story. After the release of the movie, a man named William G. Hillar claimed to be a retired Colonel who had his daughter kidnapped, sold as a sex slave and then killed.
The reference is to Taken, a 2008 action-adventure film starring Liam Neeson as a heroic father racing to save his teenage daughter, who was forcibly kidnapped to be sold into human trafficking. It was successful enough to spawn two sequels.
List of films based on actual events. This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete.
