A Hijacking

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A Hijacking

2012

1h 43m

6.8(276 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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46 members

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Pilou Asbæk

Mikkel Hartmann

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Søren Malling

Peter C. Ludvigsen

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Dar Salim

Lars Vestergaard

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Roland Møller

Jan Sørensen

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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

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Amalie Vulff Andersen

Kamilla Hartmann

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Linda Laursen

Anette Ludvigsen

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Keith Pearson

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Allan Arnby

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Bettina Schjerlund

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Derrick Dharmakan

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Juma Mvita

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Min Kyan "Thura" Aung

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Karim Chakera

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Abdi Rashid Yusuf

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Abdullah Jamal Mohamed

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Hassan Abdullahi Mussa

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Mohamed Aden Kher

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Hussein Ali Igal

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Shukri Guyo Tarso

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Shukri Abdi Mohamed

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Abubakar Ramadhan

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Ali Daudi Osman

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Hassan Ali Aden

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Ali Abdullahi Mursal

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Carsten Eigil Hedegaard

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Peter Løvendal Kam

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Jacob Lentz

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Michael Christensen

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Ole Dupont

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Michael Glockmann

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Ole Bager Nielsen

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Bjarne Nørgaard

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Jimmy Kei Yamaue

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Ken Christensen

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Tomizo "Ika" Kitamoto

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Frank Moltke

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Claus Friis

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Bo Hau-Vangsøe

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Lise Nørskov

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Christina Cramer

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Sussie Nøhr

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Christoffer Sørensen

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Jakob Meyers

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