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A Hijacking

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Original title

Kapringen (A Hijacking)

Year

2012

Running time

99 min.

Country

Denmark

Director

Tobias Lindholm

Screenwriter

Tobias Lindholm

Cast

Music

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Cinematography

Magnus Nordenhof Jønck

Producer

Nordisk Film

Genre

Thriller. Drama | Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Pirates. Sea Adventures

Synopsis

The danish cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is boarded and captured by pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship’s cook Mikkel and the engineer Jan, who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company Peter C. Ludvigsen and the Somali pirates.

Awards: 2013: National Board of Review (NBR): Top Five Foreign Language Films

2012: Tokyo International Film Festival: Official Selection

2013: Göteborg Film Festival: Audience Award (Best Nordic Film)

2012: São Paulo International Film Festival: Official Selection

2013: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

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