A Hijacking
A Hijacking
A Hijacking
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2012
1h 43m
6.8(282 votes)
Thriller
Drama

Overview

Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.

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Nordisk Film Denmark

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Cast & Crew

46 members
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Pilou Asbæk

Mikkel Hartmann

Pilou Asbæk
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Søren Malling

Peter C. Ludvigsen

Søren Malling
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Dar Salim

Lars Vestergaard

Dar Salim
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Roland Møller

Jan Sørensen

Roland Møller
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Gary Skjoldmose Porter

Connor Julian

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Abdihakin Asgar

Omar

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Amalie Ihle Alstrup

Maria Hartmann

Amalie Ihle Alstrup
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Amalie Vulff Andersen

Kamilla Hartmann

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Linda Laursen

Anette Ludvigsen

Linda Laursen
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Keith Pearson

Kaptajn

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Allan Arnby

Niels Giversen

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Bettina Schjerlund

Jytte

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Derrick Dharmakan

Sømand

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Juma Mvita

Sømand

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Min Kyan "Thura" Aung

Sømand

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Karim Chakera

Sømand

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Abdi Rashid Yusuf

Pirat

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Abdullah Jamal Mohamed

Pirat

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Hassan Abdullahi Mussa

Pirat

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Mohamed Aden Kher

Pirat

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Hussein Ali Igal

Pirat

Hussein Ali Igal
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Shukri Guyo Tarso

Pirat

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Shukri Abdi Mohamed

Pirat

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Abubakar Ramadhan

Pirat

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Ali Daudi Osman

Pirat

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Hassan Ali Aden

Pirat

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Ali Abdullahi Mursal

Pirat

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Carsten Eigil Hedegaard

Kriseteam

Carsten Eigil Hedegaard
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Peter Løvendal Kam

Kriseteam

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Jacob Lentz

Kriseteam

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Michael Christensen

Kriseteam

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Ole Dupont

Bestyrelse

Ole Dupont
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Michael Glockmann

Bestyrelse

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Ole Bager Nielsen

Bestyrelse

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Bjarne Nørgaard

Bestyrelse

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Jimmy Kei Yamaue

Japanske forretningsmand

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Ken Christensen

Japanske forretningsmand

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Tomizo "Ika" Kitamoto

Japanske forretningsmand

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Frank Moltke

Journalist

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Claus Friis

Journalist

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Bo Hau-Vangsøe

Pårørende

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Lise Nørskov

Pårørende

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Christina Cramer

Pårørende

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Sussie Nøhr

Pårørende

Sussie Nøhr
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Christoffer Sørensen

Pårørende

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Jakob Meyers

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