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Headhunters

2011 · 100 min

A tense, darkly funny cat-and-mouse chase through Norway's art world, full of clever twists and visceral thrills.

Tagline
The hunt is on.
Overview
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • survival
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, action
Directed by
Morten Tyldum
Written by
Lars Gudmestad, Ulf Rydberg
Starring
Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Valentina Alexeeva, Reidar Sørensen, Eivind Sander
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Languages
Danish, English, Norwegian, Russian

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