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A Hijacking

2012 · 103 min

A slow, suffocatingly tense procedural that grinds you down with its realism and quiet desperation.

Directed by
Tobias Lindholm
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim
Overview
Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.

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Directed by
Tobias Lindholm
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • power
  • guilt
  • trauma
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Tobias Lindholm
Written by
Tobias Lindholm
Starring
Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim, Roland Møller, Gary Skjoldmose Porter, Abdihakin Asgar, Amalie Ihle Alstrup, Amalie Vulff Andersen
Music
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Cinematography
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Runtime
103 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish, Japanese, Somali, English

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