Headhunters (film)
2011 Norwegian film by Morten Tyldum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Headhunters (Norwegian: Hodejegerne) is a 2011 Norwegian action thriller film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film was directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Synnøve Macody Lund. Hennie portrays the successful but insecure corporate recruiter Roger Brown who lives a double life as an art thief to fund his lavish lifestyle. He discovers that one of his job prospects owns a valuable painting and sets out to steal it.
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Directed by | Morten Tyldum |
Screenplay by | Lars Gudmestad [no] Ulf Ryberg |
Based on | Hodejegerne by Jo Nesbø |
Produced by | Marianne Gray Asle Vatn |
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Cinematography | John Andreas Andersen |
Edited by | Vidar Flataukan |
Music by | Trond Bjerknes Jeppe Kaas |
Production companies | Friland Film Yellow Bird |
Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Norway |
Languages | Norwegian Danish |
Budget | USD 3,636,887 [1] |
Box office | USD 18,962,444[2] |
Released in Norway on 26 August 2011, Headhunters was a box office success, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews, and was nominated for multiple awards, including four Amanda Awards and a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
It is the highest-grossing Norwegian film in history.[3]