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A Hijacking

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After Somali pirates hijack a Danish cargo ship and take the crew hostage, authorities in Copenhagen begin negotiations with the pirates to free the crew.
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A tense, gripping thriller, A Hijacking avoids action movie cliches and instead creates a palpable sense of dread by mixing gritty realism with atmospheric beauty.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk This is authentic, nail-digging life and death drama that, like Borgen, is all about maturing character development and power politics. Rated: 4/5 •  Sep 5, 2017 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald A Hijacking achieves considerable power by avoiding the obvious, and staying close to its characters. Rated: 4/5 •  Dec 16, 2013 Full Review

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Audience Member Slow burn. Great characters Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/21 Full Review Audience Member A Hijacking is so quietly intense and sharp it will slice through before you know it's happened. Every performance is crisp and true. Swinging back and forth between the negotiations with executives in Denmark and the Somali pirates and their anguished captives in the middle of the Indian Ocean keeps the viewer on edge. A Hijacking is anguish, frustration, impotence, desperation, and hopes raised and dashed in a moment. It may seem like the stripped down, Scandinavian version of a Hollywood blockbuster, but like all minimalist things it proves less is more. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review
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Synopsis After Somali pirates hijack a Danish cargo ship and take the crew hostage, authorities in Copenhagen begin negotiations with the pirates to free the crew.
Director
Tobias Lindholm
Producer
Rene Ezra, Tomas Radoor
Screenwriter
Tobias Lindholm
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Nordisk Film
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 14, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$413.3K
Runtime
1h 39m
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