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Director: Rumle Hammerich
Movie review
From Time Out Online
Even Mikkelsen, all pared-down bone structure and adorably wary smile, has his work cut out making headhunting glamorous – at least until he’s lured to a meeting with NF Sieger, decrepit owner of a company that’s ‘bigger than Microsoft’, who’s determined to find a successor who isn’t his chisel-faced son. Martin’s own son is sick, so he’s a soft touch for the rich guy with the sterling hospital connections – but dealing with loner billionaires with Oedipal issues is never a simple matter. Hammerich’s film whips along, in Danish, almost fast enough to miss the logic gaps; it’s all very entertaining, but as with so many thrillers, the story only works if several clever people behave really stupidly, quite a lot of the time.Author: Nina Caplan
Time Out Online London Film Festival 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Rumle Hammerich
Cast: Lars Mikkelsen, Henning Moritzen, Charlotte Rampling
Genre(s): Drama
Duration: 100 mins
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