It also showcases a great central transformation as its lead character descends into the criminal underworld.

Haunted by the murder he has committed, Rahikainen attempts to find a way out of the tightening net.

Equal parts gripping and haunting,A Hijackingis agreat and unconventional neo-noirthat also works as a psychological drama.

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This, however, goes wrong when he mistakenly shoots his partner and attempts to cover it up.

The plot centers around a low-level drug dealer who works alongside his sidekick Tonny (Mikkelsen).

However, he grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt.

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Joel Kinnaman with a bloody face in Easy Money

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Stellan Skarsgard close-up shot in In Order of Disappearence

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A man and a woman stand in front of each other in Border

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Three men walking on the street while it rains in Flame & Citron

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Markku Toikka in Crime and Punishment holding a knife.

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Pilou Asbæk and Abdihakin Asgar in A Hijacking abroad a boat.

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Stellan Skarsgard as Jonas in Insomnia hiding behind something outside

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A man played by Nikolaj Coster Waldau in a suit looks disapprovingly off-screen in Headhunters.

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Mads Mikkelsen as Tonny and Kim Bodnia as Frank in Pusher

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