‘ A HIJACKING ‘ Opening Première Night Film
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Cast :Pilou Asbæk, Roland Møller, Søren Malling, Gary Skjoldmose Porter
Running Time: 99mins
Official Release Date: 10th May 2013
Doors Open : 18:15pm
LOGLINE
The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship's cook Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk) and the engineer Jan (Roland Møller), 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.
DIRECTORS BIO
Tobias Lindholm made his directorial debut with the tough prison drama R (co-directed with Michael Noer, 2010). As a scriptwriter Lindholm has worked with Thomas Vinterberg on the acclaimed drama SUBMARINO (winner of the Nordic Council Film Prize) and THE HUNT (2012) with Mads Mikkelsen in the leading role (winner, Best Actor, Cannes 2012). Since 2010 he has written several episodes for the internationally acclaimed and BAFTA winning BORGEN with Pilou Asbæk (BORGEN, A FAMILY) and Søren Malling (THE KILLING, BORGEN, A ROYAL AFFAIR) in leadingroles. Dar Salim's credits include GAME OF THRONES and THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE.
A film by Tobias Lindholm
‘A tense and intricately shot drama’
Screen, Mark Adams
‘A hidden jewel… an absorbing, highly moving film’
Indiewire, Oliver Lyttleton
