Despite his misgivings, Roger meets with Ove to work out details on stealing the painting.

He also learns that Clas helped HOTE develop a nanotechnology GPS tracking gel that is difficult to remove. Roger convinces Clas to meet with him over lunch to discuss the job, and soon learns Clas used to be a member of TRACK, a special forces unit that specialized in tracking people, and winner of the European Military pentathlon. Diana reveals that Clas has asked her to authenticate a lost Rubens painting he inherited that is believed to be worth millions. Roger, currently seeking to recruit the next CEO of rival firm Pathfinder, recognizes Clas may be a suitable candidate. Roger's wife and art gallery owner, Diana ( Synnøve Macody Lund), introduces him to Clas Greve ( Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), a former executive for GPS tech company HOTE. Asked to dinner by his mistress, Lotte ( Julie Ølgaard), Roger declines and ends their relationship. Roger Brown ( Aksel Hennie), Norway's most successful headhunter, supports his lavish lifestyle by stealing paintings from his clients his partner, Ove ( Eivind Sander), works at a surveillance company and deactivates security at the victims' homes, allowing Roger to swap the art for a counterfeit. It is the highest-grossing Norwegian film in history. Released in Norway on 26 August 2011, Headhunters was a box office success, receiving positive reviews, and was nominated for multiple awards, including four Amanda Awards and a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He finds out that one of his job prospects is in possession of a valuable painting and sets out to steal it. Hennie portrays the successful but insecure corporate recruiter Roger Brown who lives a double life as an art thief to fund his lavish lifestyle. The film was directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Synnøve Macody Lund.

Headhunters ( Norwegian: Hodejegerne) is a 2011 Norwegian action thriller film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø.

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