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A HIJACKING (KAPRINGEN)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, GERMANY
Local title : HIJACKING  ;  Release date : Mar 25, 2014
 
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Completed - DANISH, ENGLISH - Drama - 99 minutes

Log Line

Hostage drama about the human consequences of modern piracy by director Tobias Lindholm.




Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Tobias LINDHOLM
 Writer(s) : Tobias LINDHOLM
 Cast : Pilou ASBÆK, Søren MALLING, Dar SALIM

 Producer(s) : Tomas RADOOR, René EZRA (Nordisk Film)

Synopsis

The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali 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 and the Somali pirates.

Production

Country(ies) : DENMARK

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

AUSTRALIA SBS TELEVISION
CZECH REPU FILM EUROPE (CZ
ESTONIA ESTINFILM
FRANCE AD VITAM
GERMANY Mar 25, 2014 MFA+ FILMDISTRI
GERMANY MFA+ FILMDISTRI
GREECE FEELGOOD ENTERT
HUNGARY VERTIGO MEDIA L
JAPAN TRANSFORMER, IN
KOREA (Sou Feb 12, 2015 ATNINE FILM CO.
POLAND CANAL+ POLAND S
SLOVENIA RTV SLOVENIJA
SPAIN BTEAM PICTURES
UNITED KIN May 10, 2013 ARROW FILM DIST
USA MAGNOLIA PICTUR
USA FILM FORUM


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2012 Contemporary World Cinema
Abu Dhabi FF 2012 - New Horizons (Best Actor; Jury Special Mention)
Sao Paulo IFF 2012 New Directors Competition
Tokyo - TiffCom 2012 Competition
Thessaloniki IFF 2012 - Int'l Competition (Best Feature Film Award Golden Alexander)
BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2013 Avant-Garde & Genre


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