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A Hijacking

2012, Movie, 1h 43min

Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.

"A Hijacking" — thriller and drama movie produced in Denmark and released in 2012. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.1 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 43min. "A Hijacking" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime and Pluto TV and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store, Fandango at Home and FlixFling⎥Premium. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: Denmark

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Reviews

Critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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... a compact, meticulously researched drama about the business end of maritime piracy.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Steve Davis

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Director/screenwriter Lindholm guides 'A Hijacking' with a sure hand. He never allows the film to stray into sentimentality or cater to cliches.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Xan Brooks

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Danish director Tobias Lindholm spins an exacting drama out of a crisis on this deft, verite-style account of Somali piracy in the Indian ocean.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Angie Errigo

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...Lindholm ratchets up the tension and a steadily colder, more disturbing tone, with rigorous realism and spare, austere style.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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...'Kapringen' fortjener for sit stærke drama og intense stemning et bredt publikum...

Read full review at Cinemazone

Ta Bort

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Google trodde jag skulle gilla den här filmen. Det trodde de rätt i. Riktigt bra! Danskarna visar än en gång att de är världsbäst på att skapa drama med sån äkthet att det stundtals känns som man ser en dokumentär.

1 year ago

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What is A Hijacking about? Toggle content

"A Hijacking" is a tense, gripping thriller that follows the high-stakes negotiations between a Danish shipping company and Somali pirates who have taken a cargo ship and its crew hostage. As the weeks-long standoff unfolds, the company's CEO, Peter Ludvigsen (Søren Malling), finds himself in a race against time to save the lives of his employees, while also navigating the complex and dangerous world of piracy. With the help of an experienced hostage negotiator (Gary Skjoldmose Porter), Ludvigsen must walk a fine line between negotiating a fair deal and caving in to the pirates' demands. Meanwhile, on board the ship, the crew members, including cook Mikkel Hartmann (Pilou Asbæk) and engineer Jan Sørensen (Roland Møller), are forced to endure the harsh realities of life as hostages. As tensions escalate and the situation becomes increasingly dire, the fate of everyone involved hangs precariously in the balance. Will Ludvigsen be able to secure the safety of his employees, or will it come at a terrible cost?

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When was A Hijacking released in theaters? Toggle content

A Hijacking was released in theaters on August 4, 2012.