Director
Tobias Lindholm
Cast list
| Pilou Asbæk | Mikkel Hartmann |
| Søren Malling | Peter C. Ludvigsen |
| Dar Salim | Lars Vestergaard |
| Roland Møller | Jan Sørensen |
| Gary Skjoldmose Porter | Connor Julian |
| Abdihakin Asgar | Omar |
| Amalie Ihle Alstrup | Maria Hartmann (as Amalie Alstrup) |
| Amalie Vulff Andersen | Kamilla Hartmann |
| Linda Laursen | Anette Ludvigsen |
| Keith Pearson | Kaptajn |
| Allan Arnby | Niels Giversen |
| Bettina Schjerlund | Jytte |
| Derrick Dharmakan | Sømænd |
| Jumamvita | Sømænd |
| Mikyan 'Thura' Aung | Sømænd |
| Karim Chakera | Sømænd |
| Abdi Rashid Yusuf | Pirater |
| Abdullah Jamal Mohamed | Pirater |
| Hassan Abdullahi Mussa | Pirater |
| Mohamed Aden Kher | Pirater |
| Hussein Aliigal | Pirater |
| Shukri Guyo Tarso | Pirater |
| Shukri Abdi Mohamed | Pirater |
| Abubakar Ramadhan | Pirater |
| Ali Daudi Osman | Pirater |
| Hassan Aliaden | Pirater |
| Mursal Ali Abdullahi | Pirater |
| Carsten Eigil Hedegaard | Crisis Team (as Carsen Eigil Hedegaard) |
| Peter Løvendal Kam | Crisis Team |
| Jacob Lentz | Crisis Team |
| Michael Christensen | Crisis Team |
| Ole Dupont | Bestyrelse |
| Michael Glockmann | Bestyrelse |
| Ole Bager Nielsen | Bestyrelse |
| Bjarne Nørgaard | Bestyrelse |
| Jimmy Kei Yamaue | Japansk Forretningsmand |
| Ken Christensen | Japansk Forretningsmand |
| Tomizo 'Ika' Kitamoto | Japansk Forretningsmand |
| Frank Moltke | Journalister |
| Claus Friis | Journalister |
| Bo Hau-Vangsøe | Pårørende |
| Lise Nørskov | Pårørende |
| Christina Cramer | Pårørende |
| Sussie Nøhr | Pårørende |
| Christoffer Sørensen | Pårørende |
| Jakob Meyers | Pårørende |
| Stelios Lambis | Radiostemmer (voice) |
| Peter Baxter | Radiostemmer (voice) |
Credits
Produced by: Rene Ezra, Lena Haugaard, Thomas Heinesen, Maj-Britt Paulmann, Tomas Radoor, Henrik Zein
Music by: Hildur Guðnadóttir
Cinematography by: Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Film Editing by: Adam Nielsen
Casting By: Gro Therp
Production Design by: Thomas Greve
Makeup Artist: Louise Hauberg
First Assistant Director: Anders Barlebo
Second Assistant Director: Søren Grau
Boom Operator: Johannes Elling Dam
Sound Designer: Morten Green
Sound Effects Editor: Oskar Skriver
Digital Compositor: Martin Madsen
Best Boy: Tue Bengtsson
Gaffer: Sune Lolk
Stylist: Louise Hauberg Nielsen
Trailer Editor: Morten Højbjerg
Production Coordinator: Cecilie Anna Christiansen
Social Media & Marketing: Cole Dabney
Synopsis
The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Among the men on board are the ship’s cook Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk), 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 (Søren Malling) and the Somali pirates. A Hijacking is filmed under realistic conditions. The crew filmed in secret in pirate filled waters in the Indian Ocean on a freighter which itself had previously been hijacked and with a real professional negotiator in a central role.
Reviews
French, Phillip. "A Hijacking – Review." The Guardian. The Guardian, 12 May 2013. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
Marianetti, Rick. "Tobias Lindholm's 'A Highjacking' Combines More Suspense with Less Action." Examiner.com. Examiner, 20 June 2013. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
O'Connell, David. "20/20 Filmsight - Film Criticism by David O'Connell." A Hijacking Film Review. 20/20 Filmsight, 17 Sept. 2013. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
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