Headhunters (film)

Headhunters (Norwegian: Hodejegerne) is a 2011 Norwegian action thriller film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film was directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Synnøve Macody Lund. Hennie portrays the successful but insecure corporate recruiter Roger Brown who lives a double life as an art thief to fund his lavish lifestyle. He finds out that one of his job prospects is in possession of a valuable painting and sets out to steal it.

Headhunters
Norwegian theatrical poster
Directed byMorten Tyldum
Screenplay byLars Gudmestad
Ulf Ryberg
Based onHodejegerne
by Jo Nesbø
Produced byMarianne Gray
Asle Vatn
Starring
CinematographyJohn Andreas Andersen
Edited byVidar Flataukan
Music byTrond Bjerknes
Jeppe Kaas
Production
companies
Friland Film
Yellow Bird
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release dates
  • 26 August 2011 (2011-08-26) (Norway)
  • 4 November 2011 (2011-11-04) (Sweden)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguagesNorwegian
Danish
BudgetUSD 3,636,887
Box officeUSD 15,391,296

Released in Norway on 26 August 2011, Headhunters was a box office success, receiving positive reviews, and was nominated for multiple awards, including four Amanda Awards and a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

It is the highest-grossing Norwegian film in history.

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