Headhunters
- Director: Morten Tyldum
- Writer: Lars Gudmestad, Ulf Ryberg (screenplay), Jo Nesbø (novel)
- Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aksel Hennie, Julie Ølgaard
- Theatrical Release Date: Fri Apr 27 11:50:00 EDT 2012
- On The Web IMDB Entry
Synopsis: Roger (Aksel Hennie) is a successful Headhunter. But he lives above his means and steals art on the side. When introduced to Clas Greve (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Roger starts planning his biggest theft ever. But Roger runs into trouble and it‟s not financial problems that are threatening to knock him over this time…[Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]
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