British distributors Arrow Films have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Tobias Lindholm's directorial debut Kapringen a.k.a A Hijacking (2012), starring Johan Philip Asbæk, Søren Malling, and Dar Salim. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is September 16th.
Danish thriller in which the crew of a cargo ship is held hostage by Somali pirates. After hijacking the ship, the pirates demand a ransom be paid by the firm who owns the freighter. The head of the company enters into negotiations with them while seeking advice about how best to handle the situation, but when the ransom isn't met things becomes increasingly dangerous for those on board the vessel.
Note: Last year, Tobias Lindholm collaborated with fellow Danish director Thomas Vinterberg on The Hunt, which won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival.