Directed by Morten Tyldum, based on the novel by Jo Nesbo, Headhunters or Hodejegerne (2011) was met with rave reviews by critics on both sides of the pond. It is currently the highest-grossing Norwegian film of all time. The story concerns an insecure corporate recruiter who moonlights as an art thief in order to support a lavish lifestyle. When he discovers that a prospective client recently inherited a Nazi-looted masterpiece by Peter Paul Rubens, he steals the painting… and soon finds himself in a maelstrom of murder and pursuit. Full of thrills, violence and tense intrigue, the film stays interesting from beginning to end. The art theft scenes are well done, with the thief stealing a Munch lithograph and others, swapping basic inkjet reproductions for the originals, noting "They won't notice for a few weeks." The cast is great, including Aksel Hennie, Synnove Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander and Julie Olgaard.
: Headhunters. Art Theft
stealing a Munch lithograph: Headhunters. Art Theft
replacing the original with a fake: Headhunters. Art Theft
: Headhunters. Art Theft
: Headhunters. Art Theft
stealing a Nazi looted Rubens: Headhunters. Art Theft
stealing a Rubens painting: Headhunters. Art Theft
