# Headhunters (2011)

> A status-obsessed art thief becomes the prey in a viciously funny Norwegian game of pursuit, betrayal, and survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/49401

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
- Director: Morten Tyldum
- Cast: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Valentina Alexeeva, Reidar Sørensen, Eivind Sander
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1614989/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: darkly comic, paranoid, grisly, thriller night, crime movie marathon

## Synopsis

A desperate man risks everything in a high-stakes game of art theft and deception.

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