The Hunters (2011)

A new police officer wants to meet up with somebody in an abandoned fort in the woods. What he doesn't know is that the place also serves as a meeting point for a group of hunters - whose prey aren't animals.

Director:

Chris Briant

Writer:

Michael Lehman

Stars:

Steven Waddington, Tony Becker, Dianna Agron

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Waddington	...	Ronny
Tony Becker	...	Oliver Sheribow
Dianna Agron	...	Alice
Terence Knox	...	Bernard
Jay Brown	...	Stephen
Chris Briant	...	Le Saint
Xavier Delambre	...	William Icham
Philip Correia	...	David
Laurent Barbier	...	François
Philippe Beauvais	...	Cyclist
Sascha Migge	...	Security Agent
Dean Gregory	...	Male Teacher
Daniel Plier	...	Dan Darrish
Gintare Parulyte	...	Bernard's Secretary
Thomas Sanne	...	Sam

Storyline

An Iraq war veteran, Le Saint, has just started working as a police officer in a small town where many unexplained disappearances of persons have occurred within the last two years. He wants to investigate the cases, but his hot-tempered chief charges him with with the escort of a turn state's evidence. Against his chief's orders, Le Saint relocates the meeting spot to the abandoned Fort Goben in the woods. What he doesn't know is that the fort also serves as a secret meeting point for a group of ruthless hunters - whose prey aren't animals.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | hunting people | hunting | human hunting a human | human hunted down for sport | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to Fort Goben

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France Luxembourg Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Die Jäger - The New Open Season

Filming Locations:

Fort de Queuleu, Allée Jean Burger, Metz, Moselle, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

HUMAL Productions, Tarantula, Tarantula

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

User Reviews

Truly awful on every level

Well it seems for a change someone not involved with a film is posting the first user review. I suspect this is because everyone involved with the film is far too busy denying they had anything to do with it!

I never let the words "low budget" or "independent" put me off a film, I've seen some great films by looking for this kind of stuff. I've also seen some terrible ones and this baby just joined the list very near the top.

OK so marketed as a horror film you soon realise it's anything but. NO matter, I like a good thriller...which this ain't. Confused is the words that comes to mind. Filmed in France but set who knows where, dodgy American accents mixed with a large portion of French language. Plot could be written on the back of a postage stamp but somehow ends up with a 1hr 50min film...

For me the film as advertised started at the 1hr 30min point and by then I was losing the will to live. The main location was interesting but was never used to it's full potential and the effects! Good God the effects... Body parts straight out of a dusty corner at The London Dungeon, guns with holes in the end only an airgun pellet would fit through, watery blood and the most amazing trees that shoot sparks when hit with bullets.

Acting wasn't horrendous given what they had to work with, music was OK. Cinematography was OK with the notable exception of the nightmare scenes which where, frankly, shamefully bad.

Words fail me.