The film was directed by morten tyldum and stars aksel hennie, nikolaj costerwaldau and synnove macody lund. Roger is a charming scoundrel and norways most accomplished headhunter. The film has some fairly grisly violence, but also considerable humor and the sort of intricate, thoughtthrough storytelling youd expect from hitchcock or the coen brothers. Headhunters movie is a thriller directed by morten tyldum, following the story of roger, a charming scoundrel and norways most accomplished headhunter.
Headhunters was filmed in norway, and we watched it with english subtitles. The norwegian helmer has teamed with the films producer yellow bird the girl. A warrior travels wild expanses on horseback, pursuing the monster that murdered his daughter. Headhunters original version norwegian with english. In its opening weekend, the film was seen by 104,000 norwegian moviegoers. And the girlfriends loyalty throughout the film is more than a little incredible. Summit entertainment, an american company, has bought the rights to remake the movie in english. Its an odd combination, and often a bracing one its not often, i would. Headhunters hodejegerne is a norwegian film made in 2011 starring aksel hennie as roger brown, a diminutive talentseeker who covers his extravagant spending by stealing precious works of art. Norwegian headhunters movie recommendation, because you dont have enough norwegian in your life right now america.
Behind the scenes of headhunters 20 minutes this is also in norwegian with english subtitles. Headhunters is the first screen adaptation of a book by jo nesbo, the norwegian novelist best known for his crime series starring a loosecannon detective. The norwegian film headhunters, which had been slated for an english language remake with mark wahlberg circling, is now being developed into an hbo series. Its a norwegian film and its one of the best movies ive. Hennie portrays the successful but insecure corporate recruiter roger brown who lives a double life as an art thief to fund his lavish lifestyle. Headhunters norwegian with english subtitles trailer youtube. Shot over 40 days on a small budget in and around oslo, the subtitled film is already a success. Headhunters beats the girl with the dragon tattoo in. This film had more triple gainers going for it than any movie ive seen in a while. Following in stieg larssons footsteps, this is the first adaptation of king of the airport.
Its not often a thriller keeps me wound up as well as headhunters did. Headhunters official movie site starring aksel hennie. The film is adapted from a novel by jo nesbo, the norwegian crime writer who is now up there beside the swedes henning mankell and stieg larsson, and the screenplay is the work of lars gudmestad. The headhunters bow marks the secondbest opening ever for a norwegian film, behind world war ii epic max manus. His job gives him access into the homes of the rich where he steals and sells valuable paintings on the black market. Its a norwegian film and its one of the best movies ive seen in a long time. Headhunters stars the talented aksel hennie max manus as roger, a charming scoundrel and norways most accomplished headhunter. He finds out that one of his job prospects is in possession of a valuable painting and sets out to steal it. Headhunters norwegian with english subtitles movies on. A varg veum mystery by bestselling crime novel by gunnar staalesen. Headhunters adapts a book by the norwegian jo nesbo.
Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and. If the producers of this movie have their way, norwegian noir will be the new stockholm suspense. With morten tyldum, the movies director, the story is different. Movies based on books, norwegian movies, crime movies, crime thrillers, thriller movies. Headhunters isnt a pretty film, and it doesnt always entirely make sense, but it. I dont really want to go into spoilers because this film is best enjoyed going in completely fresh.
Norwegian headhunters movie recommendation taylor holmes. Hodejegerne, a 2011 norwegian film directed by morten tyldum. Once the hunt really gets started, the film gets unnecessarily gross. Headhunters is a norwegian foreign language film about an executive headhunter who works for multiple international financial corporations. He got a bafta nomination for headhunters, and, more than that, he is the imitation games director as well. Headhunters an insanely entertaining norwegian thriller. Headhunters movie is a thriller directed by morten tyldum, following the story of roger, a charming scoundrel and norways most accompli. So begins headhunters, an intense norwegian thriller based on the bestselling novel by jo nesbo.
His thirst for revenge is the driving force of a film constructed with very few elements, minimalistic and epic at the same time, where fantasy and horror find their more physical and gory incarnations. Wahlberg said, i saw a film recently called headhunters. Headhunters is a coen brothersesque film with incredibly dark humor, extreme suspense, and moments of gory, cathartic violence. His day job, thieving hobby, insecurities, and immaculately beautiful wife all collide to form this darkly comedic thriller in which he, the headhunter, becomes headhunted by one of his clients. Hodejegerne 2011 yellow bird norge as, friland film as, nordisk film as. Roger brown aksel hennie happens to be one of norways most brilliant talent scouts aka headhunter. He lives a life of luxury well beyond his means and chooses to subsidize his expensive lifestyle through stealing highly prized art. One day, he stumbles upon a 100 million dollar artwork owned by the handsome, mysterious, and taller clas greve, a former ceo of a gps company. Hodejegerne is a 2011 norwegian action thriller film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by jo nesbo. English language headhunters film remake cancelled in. The crime thriller based on jo nesbos novel is already the most successful norwegian film of all time. Murder and trouble hits veum when he meets up with classmates in the rockband camp, when he resumes contact with a former flame rebecca, now wife of his buddy.
The film is fairly faithful to the book, except the book provides much more psychological underpinnings to the happenings. The imitation game director morten tyldum is looking to bring his breakthrough feature, headhunters, to the u. Films based on books, norwegian films, crime films, thrillers, crime. Both headhunters and max manus feature norwegian star aksel hennie. Headhunter redemption, the 2003 sequel to the movie headhunter. Hodejegerne 2011 yellow bird norge as, friland film as, nordisk film as, degeto film gmbh roger brown is successful, charismatic and always gets what he wants. By day he is an unrivalled corporate headhunter and husband to his beautiful wife diana, but by night is a prolific art thief with a keen eye for great antiquities. The film is adapted from a novel by jo nesbo, the norwegian crime writer who is now up there beside the swedes henning mankell and stieg. The film, based on the edgar award nominated norwegian authors 2008 novel hodejegerne headhunters, follows a highly successful corporate headhunter, who sidelines as an art thief, roger brown aksel hennie as he tries to obtain an extremely rare and valuable peter paul rubens painting, lost since world war ii, from former elite solider clas. An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
At times this felt like the norwegian version of no country for old men. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 21 december 2016. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. Headhunters is a 2011 norwegian action thriller film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by jo nesbo. Headhunters movie is a thriller directed by morten tyldum, following the story of roger, a charming scoundrel and norways most. Unlike too many thrillers that depend on stunts, special effects and the queasycam, this one devises a plot where it matters what happens. Norways equivalent to the very best of the coen brothers. Translated by don bartlett headhunters was made into a film in 2011, directed by morten tyldum and starring aksel hennie return to top of the page our assessment. Headhunters norwegian with english subtitles trailer.
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