Held Hostage is a 2009 English-language Drama film written by James Kearns And Maria Nation and Michelle Renee Ramskill-estey As Michelle Renee. The movie is directed by Grant Harvay. Michelle a single mother is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to saving her only child's life while they are both wired to explode. Held hostage features Julie Benz in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Brendan Penny, Sonja Bennett, Natasha Calis, Tom Carey, Michelle Harrison and Jason Schombing. The film has a running time of 86 minutes. It was released on 19th July 2009. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Lifetime.