Headhunters (2011) on Netflix
Roger Brown is a top headhunter in Norway who steals art with his partner Ove. His wife Diana introduces him to Clas Greve, who owns a lost Rubens worth millions.
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Plot summary
Roger Brown works as one of the most powerful headhunters in Norway. To support his extravagant lifestyle, he is also an art thief, which he does in cahoots with his friend, the gun toting Ove Kjikerud. They replace the originals with forgeries, which go undetected at least until the trail back to them goes cold. His outward bravado, based primarily on building upon reputation, masks his insecurities, especially in his short physical stature. He feels he needs that confident demeanor and wealth to get what he wants, including his trophy wife, art gallery owner Diana Brown. However, he almost seems to like the thought of what Diana represents more than Diana herself. As such, he has a mistress on the side named Lotte. The issue of having a baby - Diana wants to get pregnant while Roger doesn't want her to - is another bone of contention in their marriage. The two sides of Roger's professional life intersect when Diana introduces him to Clas Greve, who would be perfect for the CEO position at Pathfinder, the job for which Roger is currently recruiting. Clas is also in possession of a priceless Rubens, which if Roger and Ove can steal it, would be by far their most lucrative theft to date. After he and Ove are able to steal the painting, things start going wrong for Roger. He learns that Diana is having an affair with Clas. And someone is trying to kill him. He learns that it is Clas, who seems to know his every move. Is Clas trying to kill him for Diana?
Cast
- Gunnar Skramstad Johnsenas Monsen 1
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Headhunters (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The production ran out of money before it could shoot the aerial shots it needed, so archive footage from the Swedish film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was used and digitally altered to change the type of car.
- Headhunters took $18,962,444 worldwide against a production budget of $3,636,887, making it the highest-grossing film in Norwegian cinema history.
- Headhunters was the first Norwegian film ever to be nominated for a BAFTA, in the Best Film Not in the English Language category.
- The film was nominated for four Amanda Awards, for People's Amanda, Best Actor, Best Direction and Best Visual Effects, but not Best Norwegian Film, which led to criticism of the Amanda jury.
- The Swedish production company Yellow Bird bought the rights to Jo Nesbø's 2008 novel Headhunters in 2009, and the film became the first of his novels to be turned into a film.
