Headhunters
Here comes the next European candidate for a future Hollywood blockbuster. Evidently inspired by the record breaking Millenium series, Tyldum’s third feature (...) moves at top speed, with bright, brilliant camera work and a twist-a-minute plot.
(...) Based on a novel by Jo Nesbo, the thriller follows an undersized headhunter with an oversized ego who earns a living chasing top executive material for high powered jobs. However, in order to supplement his dwindling income he also steals valuable art works which he sells across the border.
(...) His profession is to recruit the most qualified minds available for the highest paying bidders in the industry, but evidently, given the kind of expenses he insists on indulging in, he needs a lot more money than whatever his job pays.The troubles start when his wife introduces him to a Dane, Clas Greve who has star potential as an executive but who is also in possession of an original Rubens.
(...) The film’s main objective is to race ahead at top speed, starting in a light playful mood and gradually twisting the screws towards something akin to horror.
Dan Fainaru, Screen International
Original title: Hodejegerne
Duration: 100 min
Dialogue: Norwegian
Subtitles: Finnish and Swedish
Age limit: K15
