Headhunters (Norwegian: Hodejegerne) is a 2011 Norwegian-German film directed by Morten Tyldum. It is based on Jo Nesbø’s novel Hodejegerne (The Headhunters).

Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie) is an accomplished headhunter, but also lives a double-life as an art thief to pay for his lifestyle. That he is only 1.68m (5'6") tall gives him a Napoleon complex, and thus the need to impress his tall beautiful wife with lavish gifts, who would in fact prefer a child. Through his wife Diana (Synnøve Macody Lund) who opens a new art gallery in Oslo, he is introduced to the former mercenary Clas Greve (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Danish-Dutchman Clas Greve is the perfect candidate to Rogers new recruiting assignment, with his background as a former elite soldier and senior management in the electronics industry. Brown learns that Greve is in possession of a valuable painting by Rubens and sets out to steal it along with his sleazy aide, Ove, who is in love with a Russian prostitute. Roger now sees the chance to get rid of all his financial problems for good—and starts to plan the biggest and latest bargains.

But it turns out that ruthless Greve also plays a game. When Roger breaks into Greve’s apartment, he discovers something that turns his whole life upside down…

TSC: There’s not to much I can say about the plot of this film without giving too much away, but I will say that this was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. Also, I have NEVER seen a movie depict a short male character with so much respect and charm. Roger, the 5'6" main character, is very conscious of his height and he even says that he has “shit genetics”. While it’s disappointing to see another short male character who hates his height, the story redeems itself as it goes on. Until this film, I cant remember ever seeing an action movie staring a smooth, intelligent, and strong short man who is also married to a beautiful woman. I can’t say enough good things about this move. You’ve got to to find it and watch it for yourself. Also, the Wikipedia page for the movie says that they are writing an American version of the film. Let’s hope they don’t make him a tall man in the U.S. version. That sounds like something Hollywood would do.

(Source: Wikipedia)