A Hijacking

Film Info

Denmark 2012 Director: Tobias Lindholm

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A Hijacking

Synopsis

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 and the engineer Jan, 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 and the Somali pirates.

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Cast & Crew

Director

Tobias Lindholm
Producer

Tomas Radoor, René Ezra
Screenwriter

Tobias Lindholm
Director of photography

Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Main Cast

Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk
Editor (Cut)

Adam Nielsen
Sound

Morten Green
Original Score

Hildur Guðnadóttir
Production Design

Thomas Greve
Costume Design

Louise Hauberg

Director's comment

Before I was born my father was a seaman, but never spoke to me about it. Maybe that is why the sea has always been on my mind. With the hijackings of the Danish-owned freighters DANICA WHITE and CEC FUTURE in 2007 and 2008, I became aware of a reality that I did not know existed. A reality where shipping companies are forced to negotiate directly with pirates. A reality where pirates earn millions of dollars and a reality where seamen are held hostage for months without any influence on their own fate.

I couldn't make a film about the truth of the hijackings in the Indian Ocean, because I don't believe that truth exists. But I could make a film about seamen, pirates, CEOs and relatives. Because they do exist. And if A HIJACKING feels like it is about them, then I am very close to my goal.