Headhunters (2011)
- Original title
- Hodejegerne
- Directed by
- Morten Tyldum
- Genre
- action film, crime film, thriller film
- Country
- Germany, Norway
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 1,384 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A successful corporate recruiter in Norway lives as a secret art thief to afford his expensive lifestyle. He targets a valuable painting owned by a new job candidate, which sets off a dangerous chain of events.
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What happens
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. Released in Norway on 26 August 2011, Headhunters was a box office success, receiving critical acclaim, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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