Taken (movie)

Taken is a 2008 French action thriller movie directed by Pierre Morel and produced by Luc Besson. 
A 17 year old American girl goes to Paris on holiday. She is kidnapped by an Albanian gang of sex traffickers. Her father rescues her. 
It stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy, Xander Berkeley, Olivier Rabourdin, Gérard Watkins, and Famke Janssen. 
It was released on 27 February 2008 in France and on 30 January 2009 in the United States. A sequel, "Taken 2", was released on 3 October 2012.