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Headhunters

Headhunters

The hunt is on.

20117.21h 40m

Overview

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

Directed by Morten Tyldum
Written by Lars Gudmestad, Ulf Rydberg, Jo Nesbø
Produced by Asle Vatn, Marianne Gray
Box Office0Revenue: $19.0M

Top Cast

Aksel Hennie

Aksel Hennie

Roger Brown

Synnøve Macody Lund

Synnøve Macody Lund

Diana Brown

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Clas Greve

Julie R. Ølgaard

Julie R. Ølgaard

Lotte

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Lander

Valentina Alexeeva

Valentina Alexeeva

Natasja

Reidar Sørensen

Reidar Sørensen

Brede Sperre

Eivind Sander

Eivind Sander

Ove Kjikerud

Nils Jørgen Kaalstad

Nils Jørgen Kaalstad

Stig

J

Joachim Rafaelsen

Brugd

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookchasemercenarydark comedymorguenorwayheiston the rundeath of loverart thiefcat and mouseart gallerypresumed deadcat burglarpolice investigationtroubled marriagetracking devicenordic noiroslo, norwayforgerypoisoningart heistlovingtrackingapproving

About Headhunters

Headhunters is a thriller, crime, action film released in 2011 exploring themes of based on novel or book, chase, mercenary, dark comedy, morgue, norway. Directed by Morten Tyldum, it stars Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

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