Headhunter (2009)

Martin Vinge, (35), former notorious journalist, now successful headhunter with a complicated personal life, is in all confidentiality contacted by 85 year-old N.F. Sieger, S.E.O. of ... See full summary »

Director:

Rumle Hammerich

Writers:

Rumle Hammerich (idea and script), Åke Sandgren (story)

Stars:

Lars Mikkelsen, Charlotte Munck, Burkhard Forstreuter

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Martin Vinge
Charlotte Munck	...	Nina
Burkhard Forstreuter	...	Christian Vestergaard
Søren Spanning	...	Vestergaards stemme (voice)
Charlotte Fich	...	Pernille
Troels Lyby	...	Troels
Henrik Ipsen	...	Læge, RH
Katrine Læssøe Agesen	...	Sygeplejeske, RH
August Igor Svideniouk Egholm	...	Jacob (as Igor Svideniouk Egholm)
Preben Harris	...	Hjulman
Henning Moritzen	...	Niels Frederiks Sieger
Anders Valentinus Dam	...	Læge ved helikopter
David Bateson	...	Dr. Leipmann
Kjeld Nørgaard	...	Redaktør Bramming
Samuel Fröler	...	Roland Berger

Storyline

Martin Vinge, (35), former notorious journalist, now successful headhunter with a complicated personal life, is in all confidentiality contacted by 85 year-old N.F. Sieger, S.E.O. of Denmark's largest shipping company and oil empire. Sieger hires Martin to find an alternative heir to the firm instead of his son, Daniel Sieger, who for a long time has been destined to take the company into the next era. Martin starts coming up with suitable names for the position, but discovers that he has actually been entangled in a larger impenetrable power game aimed at deciding what is really going to happen to the company; a brutal power struggle that puts an intense pressure on Martin and his private life and relationships.

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Plot Keywords:

power struggle | heir | headhunter | one word title | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Did You Know?

Goofs

While on the way to Tune Airport, a car is shown driving in the opposite direction, from the airport towards Roskilde.

User Reviews

Well done

Normally I don't really go for this kind of movies but I'm glad I gave it a shot. The story start a little slow but then the tension builds up and before you know you're completely into the story. I don't really like multinational businesses and their lobbying and this movie is a good example of it. With money you get power and with power you can do whatever you want and get away with it. The actors are all good, the filming is also good.this movie proves that Danish can also produce a good thriller without too much costs. You can't go wrong with this one if you like business-thrillers. I probably only will watch it once in my life but I'm glad I did it.

Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

A fejvadász - A pénz hatalma

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,258,895

Company Credits

Production Co:

Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film Valby, TV2 Danmark

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1