The Hunt (2012) Jagten (original title)

Director:

Thomas Vinterberg

Writers:

Thomas Vinterberg
Tobias Lindholm

Release Date:

25 October 2012 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie. |

Plot Keywords:

Love | Lie | Cannes Winner | One Word Title | Gossip

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 10 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen	...	Lucas
Thomas Bo Larsen	...	Theo
Annika Wedderkopp	...	Klara
Lasse Fogelstrøm	...	Marcus
Susse Wold	...	Grethe
Anne Louise Hassing	...	Agnes
Lars Ranthe	...	Bruun
Alexandra Rapaport	...	Nadja
Ole Dupont	...	Godsejer / Advokat
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rikke Bergmann	...	Cashier at the Convenient Store
Katrine Brygmann	...	Kirsten
Allan Wibor Christensen	...	Butcher's Assistant
Nina Christrup	...	Bruun's First Sister
Daniel Engstrup	...	Johan
Josefine Gråbøl	...	Kindergarden Teacher
Steen Ordell Guldbrand Jensen	...	Lars T
Øyvind Hagen-Traberg	...	Butcher
Nicolai Dahl Hamilton	...	Owner of convenient store
Bjarne Henriksen	...	Ole
Karina Fogh Holmkjær	...	Ulla
Jacob Højlev Jørgensen	...	Erik
Jytte Kvinesdal	...	Inger
Birgit Petersen	...	Bruun's Second Sister
Rasmus Lind Rubin	...	Pede
Frank Rubæk	...	Elias
Søren Rønholt	...	Big Carsten
Sebastian Bull Sarning	...	Torsten
Hana Shuan	...	Tiny
Troels Thorsen	...	Bent
Thomas Vinterberg	...	Himself

Directed by
Thomas Vinterberg

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tobias Lindholm
Thomas Vinterberg

Produced by
Jessica Ask	....	co-producer
Karen Bentzon	....	line producer
Madeleine Ekman	....	co-producer
Mette Høst Hansen	....	post-production producer
Sisse Graum Jørgensen	....	producer
Morten Kaufmann	....	producer
Elin Lennartsson	....	line producer: Sweden
Charlotte Pedersen	....	co-producer
Martin Persson	....	co-producer
Thomas Vinterberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Nikolaj Egelund

Cinematography by
Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Film Editing by
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Anne Østerud

Production Design by
Torben Stig Nielsen

Set Decoration by
Rasmus Balslev-Olesen

Costume Design by
Manon Rasmussen

Makeup Department
Deirdre Fitzgerald	....	assistant makeup artist
Bettina Lervig	....	hair stylist
Bjørg Serup	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Henrik Berthelsen	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Hingebjerg	....	first assistant director
Mette Kjærgaard	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sidse Færk	....	propman
Karsten Noel Poulsen	....	property master

Sound Department
Kristian Eidnes Andersen	....	sound designer
Kristian Eidnes Andersen	....	supervising sound editor
Henric Andersson	....	sound recordist
Katharina Bormann	....	post sound facility coordinator
Torben Greve	....	foley artist
Anne Jensen	....	foley recordist
Morten Bak Jensen	....	boom operator
Per Dybdal Jensen	....	post sound assistant
Thomas Jæger	....	sound editor
Christian Howard Lund	....	sound master
Lars Lund	....	boom operator
Kristoffer Salting	....	sound assistant

Special Effects by
Mark Hedegaard	....	sfx technician
Hummer Høimark	....	sfx coordinator
Carl-Oscar Højmark	....	key sfx assistant

Visual Effects by
Ian Bach	....	compositing
Michael Holm	....	visual effects
Lars Werner Nielsen Lalo	....	supervisor: vfx
Martin Madsen	....	visual effects supervisor
Dann Damgaard Sandgreen	....	digital compositor
Jacob Thorndahl	....	visual effects assistant

Stunts
Dennis Albrechtsen	....	stunt coordinator
Johanne Bønneland Hingebjerg	....	stunts
Anders Nylander Thomsen	....	stunts (as Anders Thomsen)

Camera and Electrical Department
Per Arnesen	....	still photographer
Mikkel T. Bentzen	....	lighting technician
Søren Berthelin	....	focus puller
Kasper Loft Bylov	....	b focus puller
Andy Cole	....	gaffer
Jonathan Reim Eskildsen	....	electrician
Jonathan Go-Matsushima	....	lighting technician
Thomas Holm Deleurang	....	focus puller
Mette Hougaard Kristensen	....	electrician
Andreas Krohn	....	focus puller
Kasper Kruuse-Jensen	....	electrician
Josef Lopez	....	lighting technician
Tony Lorentzen	....	digital imaging technician
David Medina	....	electrician
John Frimann Rasmussen	....	focus puller
Gabriel Stefan	....	electrician
Simon Sumborg	....	video assistant
Peter Juncker Sørensen	....	electrician
Laust Trier-Mørk	....	photographer: second unit
Jesper Tøffner	....	cinematographer: second unit
Michael Tøt	....	key grip

Casting Department
Tanja Grunwald	....	casting
Anita Juel Lystbæk	....	extras casting
Jens Næsland	....	extras casting
Jette Termann	....	casting
Sara Törnkvist	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrea Nordahl Axelsen	....	costume trainee
Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen	....	key costumer
Stine Terp	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Jesper Bækdal	....	avid assistant
Gregers Dohn	....	trailer editor
Tanya Fallenius	....	assistant editor
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson	....	on-line editor
Rasmus Lange	....	graphics
Thomas Therchilsen	....	digital colorist
Lars Therkelsen	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Morten Groth Brandt	....	music scoring mixer
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	....	orchestra
Richard Hein	....	conductor
Jan Holzner	....	orchestra recording engineer
Jørgen Lauritsen	....	orchestrator
Mikkel Maltha	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Maria Stevnbak Andersen	....	production coordinator (as Maria Andersen)
Annika Appelin	....	script supervisor
Camilla Brem	....	script research
Christoffer Harding	....	location scout
Sidsel Hybschmann	....	associate producer
Peter Janum	....	set runner
Carina Svendsgaard Jeppesen	....	runner (as Carina Jeppesen)
Simon Lytting	....	technical supervisor
Kasper Dissing Nielsen	....	producers asssistant
Line Plougsbæk	....	producers asssistant
Jacob-Ole Remming	....	location manager
Janus Schumacher	....	producers asssistant
Niclas Caroc Warner	....	producers asssistant
Vinca Wiedemann	....	story supervisor
Nicolas Wollesen	....	runner

Production Companies

• Film i Väst (in co-production with)
• Zentropa Entertainments

Distributors

• California Filmes (2013) (Brazil) (all media)
• Arrow Films (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Kino Films (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Distribution (2012) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Pretty Pictures (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Seven Films - Spentzos Film (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Vertigo Média Kft. (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Golem Distribución (2013) (Spain) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (all media)
• Midas Filmes (2013) (Portugal) (all media)

Also Known As:

"Jagten" - Denmark (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content including a graphic image, violence and language

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish | English | Polish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA15+ | Denmark:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | Japan:R15+ | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:III | Norway:11 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Høje Taastrup Church, Taastrup, Denmark

Company:

Film i Väst

Goofs:

Continuity: After Theo is hit by Lucas in the church his eye is blue. The same night he visits his daughter Klara in her bedroom his eye is normal again. And after that Theo visits Lucas and his eye is blue again.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Pauw & Witteman: Episode #7.24" (2012)

Soundtrack:

I Was Not To You What You Were To Me

This is a Film with a capital "F"

I've been an IMDb user for several years. Still, this is my first review.

After watching this Film, I just felt the urge to praise it. So here it is: thanks to the writer, director, actors and all those who created this masterpiece. It really has the power to convey real feelings to the watcher. Even though I kept telling to myself it was just a movie, it still made me care for the characters.

It's a shame that such Films are not promoted as they should be. I am so sorry I had no idea about Danish cinematography until now. This movie will make stay alert for any new Danish production and look for older ones in a desperate try to recover what you could've experienced instead of all the commercial movie offer of Hollywood.