Headhunters (Hodejegerne)
Contemporary World Cinema
Morten Tyldum / Feature Narrative / Norway / 2011 / 98 min / Color / HDCAM
In Norwegian / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Thriller, Crime, Violence
MENA Premiere
Rated: Under 18 not admitted unless accompanied by an individual over
Screenings
Synopsis
Based on the best-selling novel by Jo Nesbø, this Norwegian crime thriller follows Roger, a successful corporate headhunter who secretly moonlights as an art thief. He risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary and when things go bad, he is forced to run for his life.
About the Director
Morten Tyldum was born in Norway and studied at The School of Visual Arts in New York City. His 2003 debut feature film “Buddy” won great popular and critical acclaim and he has since directed “Fallen Angels” (2008) and “Headhunters” (2011).
Credits
- Director
- Morten Tyldum
- Screenwriter
- Ulf Ryberg, Lars Gudmestad
- Producer
- Asle Vatn, Marianne Gray
- Editor
- Vidar Flataukan
- Executive Producer
- Annie Fernandez, Mikael Wallén, Christian Fredrik Martin
- Cinematographer
- John Andreas Andersen
- Sales Company
- Nordisk Film Production
- Distributor
- Norwegian Film Institute
- Cast
- Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnøve Macody Lund, Julie Ølgaard, Eivind Sander