A HIJACKING
synopsis
The cargo ship “MV Rozen” is heading for harbor when it is boarded and captured by 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.
| international title: | A Hijacking |
| original title: | Kapringen |
| country: | Denmark |
| sales agent: | TrustNordisk |
| year: | 2012 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Tobias Lindholm |
| film run: | 99' |
| release date: | DK 20/09/2012, GR 28/02/2013, PL 01/03/2013, NO 22/03/2013, EE 12/04/2013, UK 10/05/2013, 10/05/2013, HU 16/05/2013, NL 04/07/2013, FR 10/07/2013, BE 10/07/2013, RO 26/07/2013, CZ 11/07/2013 ,HR 23/12/2013 |
| screenplay: | Tobias Lindholm |
| cast: | Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling |
| cinematography by: | Magnus Jønck |
| film editing: | Adam Nielsen |
| music: | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| producer: | René Ezra, Tomas Radoor |
| production: | Nordisk Film Production A/S |
| backing: | Media Programme |
| distributor: | Nordisk Film Distribution, Spectator Marek Poznerowicz, A-Film Distribution, Arrow Film Distributors, A-Film België NV, Ad Vitam, Film Europe, Vertigo Media, Feelgood Entertainment, Film Europe s.r.o. |
