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Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten

Original title: Kapringen
  • 2012
  • 16
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
17K
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Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.
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The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.

  • Director
    • Tobias Lindholm
  • Writer
    • Tobias Lindholm
  • Stars
    • Pilou Asbæk
    • Søren Malling
    • Dar Salim
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tobias Lindholm
    • Writer
      • Tobias Lindholm
    • Stars
      • Pilou Asbæk
      • Søren Malling
      • Dar Salim
    • 58User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 26 nominations

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    Pilou Asbæk in Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Søren Malling in Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Pilou Asbæk and Abdihakin Asgar in Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Pilou Asbæk and Roland Møller in Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)
    Amalie Ihle Alstrup and Amalie Vulff Andersen in Hijacking - Todesangst ... In der Gewalt von Piraten (2012)

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    Pilou Asbæk
    Pilou Asbæk
    • Mikkel Hartmann
    Søren Malling
    Søren Malling
    • Peter C. Ludvigsen
    Dar Salim
    Dar Salim
    • Lars Vestergaard
    Roland Møller
    Roland Møller
    • Jan Sørensen
    Gary Skjoldmose Porter
    • Connor Julian
    Abdihakin Asgar
    • Omar
    Amalie Ihle Alstrup
    • Maria Hartmann
    • (as Amalie Alstrup)
    Amalie Vulff Andersen
    • Kamilla Hartmann
    Linda Laursen
    • Anette Ludvigsen
    Keith Pearson
    • Kaptajn
    Allan Arnby
    • Niels Giversen
    Bettina Schjerlund
    • Jytte
    Derrick Dharmakan
    • Sømænd
    Juma Mvita
    • Sømænd
    • (as Jumamvita)
    Mikyan 'Thura' Aung
    • Sømænd
    Karim Chakera
    • Sømænd
    Abdi Rashid Yusuf
    • Pirater
    Abdullah Jamal Mohamed
    • Pirater
    • Director
      • Tobias Lindholm
    • Writer
      • Tobias Lindholm
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      To make the phone call scenes between Søren Malling and Pilou Asbæk appear authentic on film, director Tobias Lindholm filmed those scenes as actual conference calls with Malling being in Denmark and Asbæk being in Kenya.
    • Quotes

      Connor Julian: We can't rush these people. Time is a Western thing. It means nothing to them.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      That's What She Sees
      Performed by CODY (aka Kaspar Kaae)

      Words and Music by Kaspar Kaae

      From the EP "CODY"

      © Nordic Music Society, 2009

    User reviews58

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    Tense and engaging in its realism
    With the big budget film Captain Phillips arriving in the UK recently it reminded me that I had this much smaller film sitting unwatched in my queue. I don't know the details of Greengrass' film, but I presume the basic principle is the same as this film, which sees Somali pirates take over a Danish cargo ship and demand millions of US dollars for its release. The drama in this case unfolds in the boardroom of the company (focused on CEO Ludvigsen) and on the ship (focused on cook Mikkel).

    The film puts an emphasis on realism in how it delivers the story to the viewer; conference calls between the CEO and the pirates are filmed as conference calls (complete with time lag and echo) and the expert in maritime security that the fictional company brings in is indeed not an actor but someone who does this for a living for a shipping company. It helps that this sense of realism is so deeply embedded in the techniques because it does make the film work very well in terms of tension. This isn't Under Siege where the cook takes on the hijackers, nor is it a film where the dramatic score does the heavy lifting – if anything the film sits back and lets the people just be in this situation. As a result it is a more toned back film in regard to the delivery but it works well to make everything feel tense and unpredictable – the calls are as gripping as the scenes of imminent personal danger on the ship.

    The cast are a big part of this. At first I was concerned that I would not be able to get into the actors since so many were familiar faces to me from Forbrydelsen, Borgen, Game of Thrones and some other shows. As it was though I didn't struggle at all because everyone plays their characters so well that I forgot they were ever anyone else. Malling was the biggest jump for me as he is very different here than when I have seen him before, but he does it very well, letting the cracks show but never overdoing it for a specific scene. Asbaek has the toughest role as it is full of danger and emotion and he convinces throughout, sharing his frustration and fear with the viewer. Supporting roles are generally good with Salim, Moller and others doing good. I particularly liked Porter; occasionally he is a little clunky when working with the actors as a performance, but generally when he is in "the room" where he works in real life then he is a great presence and again really helps the sense of realism.

    Kapringen maybe doesn't have the large budget or production aims of a bigger film, but the focus on realism in the making of the film pays off to produce a story that is tense and engaging throughout. Well worth a look.
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    • bob the moo
    • Nov 3, 2013

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2012 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Denmark
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • Danish
      • English
      • Somali
    • Also known as
      • Die Kaperung
    • Production company
      • Nordisk Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DKK 15,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $414,437
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,392
      • Jun 23, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,688,444
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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