The Hunters (1996)

A Stockholm cop moves back home to his brother near Norway and Finland. He investigates out of control deer poaching. He confiscates rifles with no permits. Everybody, even his brother and local cops, are against him. Things escalate.

Director:

Kjell Sundvall

Writers:

Kjell Sundvall, Björn Carlström

Stars:

Rolf Lassgård, Lennart Jähkel, Jarmo Mäkinen

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rolf Lassgård	...	Erik Bäckström
Lennart Jähkel	...	Leif Bäckström
Jarmo Mäkinen	...	Tomme Harela
Tomas Norström	...	Ove
Thomas Hedengran	...	Stig
Göran Forsmark	...	Håkan
Rolf Degerlund	...	Eilert
Editha Domingo	...	Nena (as Edihta Domingo)
Helena Bergström	...	Anna Sivertsson
Helén Söderqvist Henriksson	...	Britt Harela (as Helen S. Henriksson)
Roland Hedlund	...	Bengtsson
Ove Tjernberg	...	Söderberg
Åke Lindman	...	The Boss
Harry Nyman	...	Raimo (bartender)
Alf Nilsson	...	Assessor

Storyline

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...

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Plot Keywords:

hunt | lapland finland | eastern europe | police procedural | corrupt police | 

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Taglines:

En thriller av Kjell Sundvall

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hollywood wanted to make a remake of this film. Kjell Sundvall was positive to this as long as it was a "First Blood" type of film. But the producers who wanted to buy the rights wanted to make it about cowboys in the Nevada dessert, shooting horse for fun. Kjell Sundavall didn't sell the rights after he heard this.

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Connections

Followed by Jägarna (2018)

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Soundtracks

Flower Child
Music and lyrics by Sky High, Clas Yngström

User Reviews

Steady thriller that veers toward the unbelievable

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.

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

31 January 1996 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Hunters

Filming Locations:

Älvsbyn, Norrbottens län, Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

SEK17,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FilmTeknik, Filmhusateljéerna, Spice

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1