Fresh
It's an unshowy, quietly intense drama with grace notes in every scene -- and a hellish punch.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
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.
Director and cast
- Tobias Lindholm Director
- Pilou Asbæk as Mikkel Hartmann
- Søren Malling as Peter C. Ludvigsen
- Dar Salim as Lars Vestergaard
- Roland Møller as Jan Sørensen
- Gary Skjoldmose Porter as Connor Julian
- Abdihakin Asgar as Omar
- Amalie Ihle Alstrup as Maria Hartmann
- Amalie Vulff Andersen as Kamilla Hartmann
- Linda Laursen as Anette Ludvigsen
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A high-seas hostage-taking and resulting negotiations are absorbingly dramatized in this low-key Venice standout from Denmark's hottest new writer-director.
Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
A nail-biter of a thriller that eschews conventional thrills, Tobias Lindholm's verite-like tale of a Danish cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates is rivetingly low-key.
Geoff Pevere, Globe and Mail
Fresh
A finely spun tale that eschews sensationalism to focus on the human toll on the captives, their families and their employers back home.
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Fresh
This isn't an action picture; it's a picture about the suspense and terror of inaction.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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