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.
- Awards
- 19 wins & 26 nominations
Amalie Ihle Alstrup
- Maria Hartmann
- (as Amalie Alstrup)
Juma Mvita
- Sømænd
- (as Jumamvita)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)
- SoundtracksThat's What She Sees
Performed by CODY (aka Kaspar Kaae)
Words and Music by Kaspar Kaae
From the EP "CODY"
© Nordic Music Society, 2009
Featured review
Terror and Tension
I have just returned from seeing this at the cinema and I thought it was a really good film. I've seen most of the recent clutch of excellent Danish films and I would say this film was as good as any, perhaps with the one exception of The Hunt. I've noticed one reviewer objects to the lack of voice given to the hijackers, demonstrated by their speech not being subtitled. I completely disagree with this being an issue, the film is not about the hijackers, it is about the crew of the ship, the situation they find themselves in, and their relationship with the corporation that owns the ship and is responsible for the ransom that is demanded for the safety of the crew. The film seeks to portray the sense of terror that the crew are going through and arguably the best tool used in the film is the non-translated speech of the hijackers ... we have no idea what they are saying, why they can be calm and friendly one minute and then become furious seconds later for no apparent reason, waving their guns around ... this is exactly the way the crew would have experienced it. What would be the point of letting the audience know what the hijackers were saying if the crew don't understand, bearing in mind the film is trying to put us in their shoes? The CEO of the corporation comes across as stiff and unrealistic to begin with but we are shown at the start of the film that this is how he conducts negotiations, and as the hostage negotiation goes on, his stiff demeanour slowly slips away. The film expertly rackets up the tension, and is one of those films that makes you feel like you're experiencing what the characters are, rather than watching as an audience from afar. It is not a 10/10 classic but it is a very good film and well worth watching.
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Fidye
- Production company
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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