![]() This is where I keep my files, downloads, ebooks, worksheets and whatever else I manage to create. I think you’ll enjoy my free resource library. Lionsgate’s “Extortion,” a new action-thriller in the vein of “Taken” and “Captain Phillips,” stars Oscar Nominee Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips,” upcoming “Blade Runner 2”), Eion Bailey (“Ray Donovan”, “Once Upon a Time”), Danny Glover (“Lethal Weapon series, 2012”), Joy Lenz (“One Tree Hill”, “Agents of Shield”), and Tim Griffin (“Central Intelligence,” “American Sniper”). A gruesome turn of events leaves the father in a terrifying high seas race to save his wife and son, and punish those behind the cruel extortion plot. A cold-blooded fisherman discovers them and demands a ransom for their lives. ![]() Would I put everything on the line to save my family? What wouldn’t I do?Įxtortion is available on VOD/Digital/DVD across all platforms through Lionsgate.Īn American family vacationing in the Caribbean find themselves stranded on a deserted island without food or water. As I reflect on the movie it’s difficult to say I enjoyed it because it was so intense, but it does make me wonder what I would do in the same situation. It is well acted, well produced, and I even believed the story line and the reasons behind Riley’s actions. How much is your family’s life worth?Įxtortion is an emotional, nail-biting 109 minutes. Should we allow fear to hold us back? Of course not, but it’s a good reminder to take precautions and make wise decisions. There is much we take for granted when travelling. As I watched the situation go from bad to worse (and a solution unfold by the end) I reflected on how easy a picturesque vacation can take a bad turn. It’s a race against time to save his family in a foreign place with no one on his side. As his rescuer demands a reward for saving them, the situation escalates and Riley discovers how desperate things can become. And to make matters worse, his wife and son are barely conscious. After two days of being stranded he’s dehydrated, exhausted, and starving. This is the question asked of Kevin Riley (Eion Bailey) when he’s at his most desperate-or so he thinks.
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