The Hunters (Video 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:

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

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Taglines:

Fear the unknown.

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France Luxembourg Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 2011 (USA)

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

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

User Reviews

A Convoluted and Nonsensical Disaster

This tale is so convoluted and nonsensical I can't imagine how this ever got green lit for production. Poorly written by Michael Lehman, with some questionable acting (especially from Terence Knox and Philip Correia), one can only wonder why Chris Briant, who directed and starred, didn't demand a better narrative. Either performing both duties overwhelmed Briant, or his ego exploded. Either way, knowing this was his first film for both acting and directing, the clunky storytelling may make some sense. Worst still, though one may think the editing was poor, I'm sure editor Nafi Dicko cried over this mess of story and did his best with the pitiful material he received. The ½ star, however, goes to cinematographer John B. Aronson who has given us one of the best looking worst movies ever seen, and to Steven Waddington and Tony Becker for bringing us grounded characters even in a pathetic lost cause. Sadly, what could have been a tremendous character study for both their on-screen personas, which would have provided a truly disturbing and sobering tale, was completely lost.

Why Lehman introduced a third rate police angle into the mix, and a horrendously trite and overly clichéd reveal, is beyond comprehension.

I rarely say this, but because THE HUNTERS is so poorly crafted, I recommend avoiding this mess at all costs – so you won't fall prey to giving the producers one thin dime (or euro in this case).