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Headhunters(Movie, 2011)

Original title: "Hodejegerne" (Norwegian/NO)
FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 40min | Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
HeadhuntersRating: 3.6/5 (with 531531 votes)
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. 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. ()
Movie poster of Headhunters

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Duration: 1h 40min
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Duration: 1h 36min
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Awards & Nominations for Headhunters

Saturn Award for Best International Film The Amanda Public Choice Award Silver Nugget for The Best Norwegian Film European Film Academy Lux Award

About Headhunters

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

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Trailer for Headhunters + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Norwegian Trailer(Trailer, 2:06)

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Norwegian Trailer (Trailer) | Teasertrailer (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer, DE) | Trailer (Trailer, NO)

Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Plays in: Norway
Based on the work of: Jo Nesbø ("Headhunters")
Original language: Norwegian (NO)
Spoken languages: Danish (DA), English (EN), Norwegian (NO), Russian (RU)
Translated into 32 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/15/2012 (World premiere: 08/26/2011)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Cacería implacable"
"Jo Nesbø's Headhunters"
"The Headhunters"
"Hodejegerne"
"Jo Nesbøs Hodejegerne"
"Łowcy głów"
"Huvudjägarna"

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