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.
Acting
Asbæk's physical decay without makeup magic
Direction
Lindholm's ruthless refusal to look away
Writing
Every negotiation line is a chess move
Director
Tobias Lindholm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed on an actual cargo ship in the Indian Ocean; the crew's real fear bleeds into performances.
Released months before Captain Phillips, yet ditched heroism entirely—Hollywood chose the wrong Danish pirate film.
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