| Headhunters | |
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| Directed by | Morten Tyldum |
| Screenplay by | Lars Gudmestad Ulf Ryberg |
| Based on | Hodejegerne by Jo Nesbø |
| Produced by | Marianne Gray Asle Vatn |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Andreas Andersen |
| Edited by | Vidar Flataukan |
| Music by | Trond Bjerknes Jeppe Kaas |
Production companies | Friland Film Yellow Bird |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Languages | Norwegian Danish |
| Budget | USD 3,636,887 [1] |
| Box office | USD 18,962,444[2] |
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 discovers that one of his job prospects owns a valuable painting and sets out to steal it.
Released in Norway on 26 August 2011, Headhunters was a box office success, receiving critical acclaim, 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.[3]
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