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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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Awards
Won the Robert Award for Best Danish Film (2013) and the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (2013)
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Grossed $2.69M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Somalia
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Music
Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
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Director: Tobias Lindholm
Writer: Tobias LindholmWriter
Original title: Kapringen
Status: Released
Release date: February 29, 2012
Original language: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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