HEADHUNTERS, which has been officially selected for Toronto´s Special Presentation, is not only a favorite internationally. Having been sold to over 30 countries before its international premiere in Locarno this year, the Norwegian thriller opened this weekend domestically with remarkable numbers, making it the second best opening for a Norwegian film ever.
104.977 movie-goers went to see the story about the successful headhunter Roger, who steals art on the side. To comparison Stieg Larsson´s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO opened with 95.126 admissions.
Directed by Morten Tyldum and based on the book by bestseller author Jo Nesbø, HEADHUNTERS not only broke records in terms of audience-appeal. The majority of film critics
have given the film 5 out of 6.
TrustNordisk is proud to bring the film to Toronto where it will screen as follows:
Sun 11 3:00 PM Scotiabank Theatre 11 (Press & industry)
Sat 10 9:45 PM Scotiabank Theatre 1 (Public)
Sun 11 9:15 PM AMC4 (Public)
Press agent: Falco Ink., Annie McDonough, +1 908-227-0366
Asle Vatn from Friland Film and Marianne Gray from Yellow Bird are producers. Executive
producers are Anni Fernandez, Mikael Wallén and Christian Frederik Martin. Lone Korslund from
Nordisk Film Denmark is co-producer.
For more information about the film: trustnordisk.com/film/2011-headhunters
The director
HEADHUNTERS is directed by Morten Tyldum, who introduced a new generation of actors to
younger viewers, thereby becoming a turning point in recent Norwegian film history. Additionally, Tyldum is a sought-after commercial director behind some of the most expensive and influential commercials ever produced in Norway.
The main cast
The two leads are played by Norwegian Aksel Hennie, who is one of Norway´s most popular actors, starring in prize-winning films such as MAX MANUS (2008) and A SOMEWHAT GENTLE MAN (2010) , JONNY VANG (2003), BUDDY (2003), HAWAII, OSLO (2004) and UNO (2004) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who is one of Denmark´s most successful actors, internationally known for starring in BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001), WIMBLEDON (2004), NEW AMSTERDAM (2008) and the prestigious HBO series GAMES AND THRONES (2011).
The author
Author Jo Nesbø has been lauded by international critics for having expanded framework of the modern crime novel, and is today regarded as one of the foremost European writers in the genre. He´s been published in 140 countries, translated into more than 40 languages and is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards, having sold more than 8.5 million books.