Headhunter (2009)
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Cast
Lars Mikkelsen, Henning Moritzen, Charlotte Fich, Troels Lyby, Charlotte Munck, Flemming Enevold, Samuel Fröler, Burkhard Forbtreuter, Preben Harris, Søren Spanning
A headhunter's search for a shipping-and-oil empire's next leader draws him into a high-stakes power struggle.
The story
Martin Vinge, a once-renowned journalist, has built a successful career as a headhunter despite a complicated personal life. He is summoned by N.F. Sieger, the 85-year-old head of S.E.O., described as Denmark’s largest shipping and oil empire. Sieger asks Martin to find a successor to lead the company, but not his son Daniel, who has long been expected to inherit the business. As Martin begins looking for a suitable candidate, he becomes entangled in an opaque contest over the company’s future, placing growing pressure on both his work and personal life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Martin Vinge, 35, a once-renowned journalist, is a successful headhunter with a complicated personal life. He is summoned by 85-year-old N.F. Sieger, the CEO of S.E.O., Denmark’s largest shipping and oil empire. Sieger hires Martin to find a successor to the company other than his son, Daniel Sieger, who has long been expected to take over the business. Martin sets out to find a suitable candidate for the position, but discovers that he is caught up in a larger, opaque power struggle that will determine the company’s future. The brutal power struggle puts Martin and his personal life under intense pressure.
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