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Headhunter

2009 · 102 min

A sleek, tense corporate thriller that pulls you into a maze of power and deception, with a cold Nordic chill.

Directed by
Rumle Hammerich
Genres
Thriller
Overview
Martin Vinge, former notorious journalist, now successful headhunter with a complicated personal life, is in all confidentiality contacted by 85 year-old N.F. Sieger, S.E.O. of Denmark's largest shipping company and oil empire. Sieger hires Martin to find an alternative heir to the firm instead of his son, Daniel Sieger, who for a long time has been destined to take the company into the next era. Martin starts coming up with suitable names for the position, but discovers that he has actually been entangled in a larger impenetrable power game aimed at deciding what is really going to happen to the company; a brutal power struggle that puts an intense pressure on Martin and his private life and relationships.
How it feels
Tense, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, betrayal, ambition, corruption
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Rumle Hammerich
Genres
Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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