A Hijacking
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Metascore
77 out of 100

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  • Summary: After hijacking the crew of a Danish cargo ship, Somali pirates engage in tense and lengthy negotiations with officials in Copenhagen.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Oliver Lyttelton
    Mar 18, 2013
    100
    The film isn’t a white knuckle ride, and the pacing can be slow at times, but this is one of those cases where that’s sort of the point, and you certainly don’t begrudge it. A Hijacking is an absorbing, highly moving film.
  2. Total Film
    Reviewed by: Matt Glasby
    May 14, 2013
    80
    It’s actually a ruthlessly plausible thriller, stripped clean of music and melodrama, and all the more engrossing for it.
  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Xan Brooks
    May 14, 2013
    80
    Danish director Tobias Lindholm spins an exacting drama out of a crisis on this deft, verite-style account of Somali piracy in the Indian ocean. Full credit to A Hijacking for resisting the siren-call of Hollywood histrionics in favour of the nuts-and-bolts.
  4. Time Out London
    Reviewed by: Cath Clarke
    May 14, 2013
    60
    A Hijacking’ is gripping in the way the best Danish TV is – in its no-frills authenticity.

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