#5 · The Essential Thriller Selection

A Hijacking

When a cargo ship is seized, its exhausted crew and the company's executives become trapped in a slow, brutal ransom negotiation.

Why it stands out

Why it stands out

Tobias Lindholm focuses on negotiation, distance and human exhaustion instead of spectacle. The result is tense because every decision has a cost.

Thriller profile

Thriller profile

Director
Tobias Lindholm
Release year
2012
Thriller subgenres
Thriller · Drama
Essential selection position
#5
Language edition
English

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