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Synopsis: The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbor 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.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Tobias Lindholm
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  16 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
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Year:
2012
103 min
$269,428
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465 Views


he reaches it.

I don't follow.

He must know where...

It's small planes, we're talking

about the fuel

In theory it works but any changes

or if the weather...

-Why not Mombasa then?

-In theory it's the best.

But it's illegal to bring in...

-Hi. Am I interrupting?

-Hello Anette.

Did we schedule something?

-Do I have to?

-No.

I'd just feel bad if I had

forgotten about something

-We didn't.

-Hi.

Lovely to see you. Hi honey.

-Sit down.

-I'll come back later?

Yes we can do this later but...

-The boss has spoken.

-The boss has spoken, yeah.

Talk to Connor about alternatives.

Call Soren Lundtoft at Danske Bank.

They must have the cash ready.

-I'll call Soren.

-Good. Thank you.

You brought shirts, thank you.

-I thought you needed some.

-How nice of you.

What are you doing?

I'm pissing.

God damnit, Mikkel.

God damnit it smell bad.

So disgusting.

Let's try to become a bit

of a friend with him.

He's got his finger on the trigger.

Damnit, his mood swings.

-Holy sh*t, what's happening?

-He's doing like in the picture.

-This is not funny, Mikkel.

-Yes.

-I'm sleeping.

-You should lay down.

Don't get him riled up.

Hi Peter.

How's the negotiations going?

It's going alright.

It's going forward but slow,

-But we have to get there.

-I spoke with the other owners,

You've sat on this now for

over two months.

They don't want to drag

this out any longer.

And it won't.

Okay. Send my regards.

Check it out.

He can have the small one.

You're welcome.

-Jan!

-Yes?

Jan, god damnit!

Take this,

come here and take this.

Damn.

God damnit right?

Old bugger. You like this don't you?.

Come on.

Yeah! For fucks sake, Mikkel!

-What's happening?

-Come here.

Shut the f*** up. You don't

know what you are talking about.

It's f***ing big.

Take it up.

It's a red snapper!

-Red snapper!

-Red snapper!

Sing a song for the boys.

Come on old man.

Today it is Kamilla's birthday

hurrah, hurrah, hurrah

she probably gets presents

that she has wished for

with very good chocolate

and cookies too

-Hello?

-Maria, honey, it's me.

-Mikkel.

-Hi.

Hi my love, are you okay?

Has something happened to you?

No, we're alright.

We have it alright.

We have it good. Hi.

It's so nice to hear your

voice my darling.

-It's so nice to hear your voice.

-I love you.

And I love you.

How's Kamilla?.

Everything is fine with her.

She was so happy for the bike.

Lasse ran after her and held

her with this arms.

-Now she's biking without help.

-She does?

You tell her that I love

her more than anything right?

I tell her that every night.

What's happening?

I'm here honey.

Nothing is happening baby.

Just please listen to me.

We have to speak english now.

No! No!

Hello?

Mikkel, is that you?

-Yes.

-How are you doing?

Please pay, they will shoot me.

I don't want to die now.

-Hi.

-Hi.

I've just spoken to Mikkel.

And he's alright.

Please pay, they will shoot me.

I don't want to die now.

Good morning.

Did you sleep here?

Let's get some light in here.

Was it a late night?

I was driving and so I thought

I'd stop by and see you.

Are you okay?

How's the negotiations going?

They're going good.

Niels Giversen called yesterday.

He's worried about you.

And I'm too.

No one can handle what you are doing.

Why are you sitting by the phone

all night. Can't someone help you?

Hey...

I love you.

Okay?

I want you to leave now.

I want you to leave now!

Out!

Peter, this is not a good situation.

You're supposed to be on top of all the

company's activities. It requires focus.

Yeah and I am.

How long have you been sitting on this?

-Barely four months.

-That's too long.

How much time do you think it requires?

We've made the decision to let you finish

out the month. Then someone else takes over.

-You can't do that.

-Yes, we can and we will.

If you can find a seat up there.

Good morning.

And welcome.

It is now exactly 18 weeks since MV

Rozen was hijacked in the Indian Ocean.

And we have chosen so far not

to tell about it.

But the press has started to write.

They have started to guess.

And they are citing unnamed sources...

from inside the company

I sincerely hope it's not true.

We have a very serious situation.

The crew and their families

live under massive stress.

But I want to make it clear that

we are doing everything we can-

-to help with that.

-Yes?

-We just got this.

-Just now? Did they call?

-No, just this fax.

Yes come on in.

-More fax or calls?

-No.

-Is that all?

-Yes.

Is the cook alive?

Peter

Peter. A new fax.

-Hi, Jan. This is Peter in Danmark.

-Hi Peter.

Hi. How is it going?

Not very good.

Jan, the cook, Mikkel,

is he still alive?

He has it real bad, but he's breathing.

Why?

We all have it real bad.

It's getting really critical.

I hope you know that.

Yes, we're doing all we can to get

you home. I need to talk to Omar now.

-Are we on our way home?

-Yes, I promise.

I need to talk to Omar.

What the...

What kind of smiley is that?

Who knows.

Mikkel? Mikkel, come.

Let's get some fresh air.

Come on.

We're going home, old man!

I said it. I told you we were

going to make it and get home.

Yes, this is Peter from Orion Seaways.

Yes, hi.

I am afraid I have...

I have some very bad news

about your husband.

Go to dad.

Dad? Dad?

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Tobias Lindholm

Tobias Lindholm (born 1977) is a Danish screenwriter and film director best known for gritty moral dramas. Lindholm first received attention for his work as a television writer on the popular Danish political TV-series Borgen, credited on all 20 episodes of the series first two seasons, either as an episode writer or storyline contributor. Then, in 2011, Lindholm was awarded a special Bodil Award for having two feature films Submarino (as co-writer) and R (as director and writer) in competition for that year's Best Danish Film, which the latter movie also won. His hostage drama A Hijacking (2012) premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section.He is also a frequent collaborator with film director Thomas Vinterberg, with whom he has written the screenplays for feature films Submarino (2010) and The Hunt (2012). Lindholm directed the 2015 drama A War (Danish: Krigen) about a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is captured by the Taliban, and the commander is accused of war crimes. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. more…

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