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Taken is a 2008 French action thriller centered on Bryan Mills, a retired CIA operative played by Liam Neeson, who embarks on a brutal, 96-hour race across Paris to rescue his teenage daughter, Kim, after she is kidnapped by an Albanian human trafficking ring. The film follows Mills as he uses his "very particular set of skills" to methodically track down the captors, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Directed by Pierre Morel and produced by Luc Besson, the movie was a major success at the worldwide box office, grossing $226.8 million against a modest $25 million budget. Key actors and actresses include Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, and Katie Cassidy. The film was originally released in France on February 27, 2008, and in the United States on January 30, 2009.