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Film · 2012

A Hijacking

Original titleKapringen

Directed by Tobias Lindholm · starring Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling and Dar Salim

  • 1 h 39 min
  • 15
  • Drama · Thriller
  • Denmark
  • Released in the UK 9 May 2013

Synopsis

The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbor 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.

The essentials

Runtime
99 min1 hour and 39 minutes
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is A Hijacking?
1 hour and 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was A Hijacking released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 9 May 2013.
Who directed A Hijacking?
Tobias Lindholm.
Who is in A Hijacking?
It stars Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim and Roland Møller.
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Director
Tobias Lindholm
Writers
Tobias Lindholm
Cinematography
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck

Soundtrack

All 11 songs
  1. That's What She SeesCODY, aka, Kaspar Kaae Spotify
  2. Down in the DarkCODY, aka, Kaspar Kaae Spotify
  3. AetherHildur Guðnadóttir, with, Jóhann Jóhannsson, organs, processors
  4. Waa Jacayl Aboodiya
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