If you can’t wait for director Paul Greengrass’s fact-based Captain Phillips with Tom Hanks taking on Somali pirates who seize his American cargo ship, there’s a Norwegian movie, A Hijacking, opening first with a similar plot. I don’t know if Greengrass, known for United 93 and The Bourne Supremacy, will include the big action scenes the premise seems to indicate, but A Hijacking, not based on a true story, does not. The realistic, handheld style and look of the film makes it feel natural and unrehearsed.
While the Tom Hanks film is the true story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking which lasted four days in 2009, the Danish freighter in A Hijcaking is in peril for four months. Somali pirates seize the Mv Rozen in the Indian Ocean, demanding millions in ransom as the stubborn CEO of the shipping company tries in vain to negotiate a deal.
While the Tom Hanks film is the true story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking which lasted four days in 2009, the Danish freighter in A Hijcaking is in peril for four months. Somali pirates seize the Mv Rozen in the Indian Ocean, demanding millions in ransom as the stubborn CEO of the shipping company tries in vain to negotiate a deal.
- 7/12/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A new clip from the Danish dramatic thriller, A Hijacking (or Kapringen as it’s known in Denmark), has been released. The film, written and directed by Tobias Lindholm, tells the story of the Danish cargo ship Mv Rozen and its capture by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. A portion of the tense negotiations between the Copenhagen authorities and the hijackers is shown in the nearly three minutes of released footage that can be viewed below.
Pilou Asbæk and Roland Møller will appear as crew members Mikke, the chef of the ship, and engineer Jan, respectively. Some may recognize Asbæk from the showtime series The Borgias, where he plays enemy of the titular family Paolo Orsini. In the middle of this high stakes showdown is the CEO of the shipping company, played by Søren Malling. Tobias Lindholm has worked with both Asbæk and Møller previously in 2010′s simply titled...
Pilou Asbæk and Roland Møller will appear as crew members Mikke, the chef of the ship, and engineer Jan, respectively. Some may recognize Asbæk from the showtime series The Borgias, where he plays enemy of the titular family Paolo Orsini. In the middle of this high stakes showdown is the CEO of the shipping company, played by Søren Malling. Tobias Lindholm has worked with both Asbæk and Møller previously in 2010′s simply titled...
- 6/18/2013
- by Katherine Kranz
- We Got This Covered
"A Hijacking" is every bit as straightforward as its title. This Danish drama depicts the seizure of a cargo ship by Somali pirates and the months-long negotiations for the release of ship and crew, and tells this story partly through the eyes of the crew that experiences it, and partly in the corporate offices where a CEO takes charge by playing hardball, capturing the pressures on both fronts to secure the release of the ship and the seven sailors on board.
Writer-director Tobias Lindholm misses one dramatic moment as he doesn't show much of the capture -- just a radar blip, followed by skinny black men with Ak-47s, on board and menacing the crew. But it's what happens afterward that ratchets up the tension. Poor Mikkel (Pilou Asbaek ) is just the cook, a new dad anxious to get home and a man comfortable with making his small crew happy,...
Writer-director Tobias Lindholm misses one dramatic moment as he doesn't show much of the capture -- just a radar blip, followed by skinny black men with Ak-47s, on board and menacing the crew. But it's what happens afterward that ratchets up the tension. Poor Mikkel (Pilou Asbaek ) is just the cook, a new dad anxious to get home and a man comfortable with making his small crew happy,...
- 6/14/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
In what is undoubtedly one of our favourite films this year so far, A Hijacking marks yet another wonderful film to come out of Denmark, and we had the pleasure of speaking to the director Tobias Lindholm ahead of the film’s release.
Lindholm, who also wrote The Hunt, last year – is the second person we have interviewed from this title, following our filmed one-on-one with lead star Pilou Asbæk. Once again we discuss the immense attention to detail of this piece, as Lindholm tells us of his astonishing techniques to help further the realism of the film. He also tells us why Asbæk’s wife hates him, and offers his views on this golden age of Danish cinema.
I read that your father was a seaman, so I was wondering if this was an area you always wanted to explore on film?
Definitely. I mean, he didn’t ever...
Lindholm, who also wrote The Hunt, last year – is the second person we have interviewed from this title, following our filmed one-on-one with lead star Pilou Asbæk. Once again we discuss the immense attention to detail of this piece, as Lindholm tells us of his astonishing techniques to help further the realism of the film. He also tells us why Asbæk’s wife hates him, and offers his views on this golden age of Danish cinema.
I read that your father was a seaman, so I was wondering if this was an area you always wanted to explore on film?
Definitely. I mean, he didn’t ever...
- 5/9/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Catch the trailer for Magnolia Pictures' A Hijacking, starring Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling and Dar Salim 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. Tobias Lindholm directs the R-rated film which opens on June 21st, and also has Roland Møller, Gary Skjoldmose Porter, Abdihakin Asgar and Amalie Alstrup on board.
- 4/23/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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