Headhunters (Hodejegerne)
Contemporary World Cinema - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011
Morten Tyldum / Feature Narrative / Norway / 2011 / 98 min / Colour / HDCAM / In Norwegian / Arabic, English subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
Based on the best-selling novel by Jo Nesbo, this Norwegian crime thriller follows Roger, a successful corporate headhunter and secret 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