Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Rolf Lassgård | ... | Erik Bäckström | |
Lennart Jähkel | ... | Leif Bäckström | |
Jarmo Mäkinen | ... | Tomme Harela | |
Tomas Norström | ... | Ove | |
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Thomas Hedengran | ... | Stig |
Göran Forsmark | ... | Håkan | |
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Rolf Degerlund | ... | Eilert |
Editha Domingo | ... | Nena (as Edihta Domingo) | |
Helena Bergström | ... | Anna Sivertsson | |
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Helén Söderqvist Henriksson | ... | Britt Harela (as Helen S. Henriksson) |
Roland Hedlund | ... | Bengtsson | |
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Ove Tjernberg | ... | Söderberg |
Åke Lindman | ... | The Boss | |
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Harry Nyman | ... | Raimo (bartender) |
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Alf Nilsson | ... | Assessor |
A policeman from Stockholm comes up to Norrland in Sweden to join his brother, now that their parents are dead. While there he starts to work on a long-running case where deer have been poached and soon discovers that his brother is involved... Written by Per Bratt <perbratt@canit.se>
The hunters is a steady and mostly enjoyable thriller. I liked some of the acting and I liked the sense of the setting as well. I thought Rolf Lassgard was solid as Erik and Jarmo Makinen was actually a standout in his villainous role. The story line on paper is good and I felt like it was heading in a direction that I really liked but as the film went on I ended up feeling a bit let down. I expected a darker and more brooding tone than was actually delivered. I felt that as it progressed parts of the storyline and acting started to delve into the unbelievable and as a result of this it detracted from the overall quality of the thriller. I feel like the tone wasn't serious enough to coincide with events in the film and at various stages in the film things started to veer towards the ridiculous. The villains were over exaggerated, which turned it from a credible murder story into a story line that escalated too quickly without real substance. Overall I felt a bit disappointed and underwhelmed.