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The Hunt

Original title: Jagten
  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
324K
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Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt (2012)
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.
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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... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
324K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
464
16
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Thomas Vinterberg
    • Writers
      • Tobias Lindholm(screenplay)
      • Thomas Vinterberg(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Mads Mikkelsen
      • Thomas Bo Larsen
      • Annika Wedderkopp
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Thomas Vinterberg
    • Writers
      • Tobias Lindholm(screenplay)
      • Thomas Vinterberg(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Mads Mikkelsen
      • Thomas Bo Larsen
      • Annika Wedderkopp
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 535User reviews
    • 383Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
    Top rated movie #96
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 38 wins & 73 nominations total

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    Anne Louise Hassing, Thomas Bo Larsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Daniel Engstrup, and Sebastian Bull Sarning in The Hunt (2012)
    Mads Mikkelsen and Lasse Fogelstrøm in The Hunt (2012)
    Susse Wold and Annika Wedderkopp in The Hunt (2012)
    Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt (2012)
    Mads Mikkelsen and Alexandra Rapaport in The Hunt (2012)
    Thomas Vinterberg at an event for The Hunt (2012)
    Mads Mikkelsen at an event for The Hunt (2012)
    Gong Li and Mads Mikkelsen at an event for The Hunt (2012)
    Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Vinterberg at an event for The Hunt (2012)
    Anne Louise Hassing, Alexandra Rapaport, and Susse Wold at an event for The Hunt (2012)
    Thomas Bo Larsen at an event for The Hunt (2012)
    Thomas Bo Larsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Vinterberg, and Tobias Lindholm at an event for The Hunt (2012)

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    Mads Mikkelsen
    Mads Mikkelsen
    • Lucas
    Thomas Bo Larsen
    Thomas Bo Larsen
    • Theo
    Annika Wedderkopp
    Annika Wedderkopp
    • Klara
    Lasse Fogelstrøm
    • Marcus
    Susse Wold
    Susse Wold
    • Grethe
    Anne Louise Hassing
    • Agnes
    Lars Ranthe
    • Bruun
    Alexandra Rapaport
    Alexandra Rapaport
    • Nadja
    Sebastian Bull Sarning
    • Torsten
    Steen Ordell Guldbrand Jensen
    • Lars T
    Daniel Engstrup
    • Johan
    Troels Thorsen
    • Bent
    Søren Rønholt
    • Big Carsten
    Hana Shuan
    • Tiny
    Jytte Kvinesdal
    • Inger
    Josefine Gråbøl
    • Kindergarden Teacher
    Bjarne Henriksen
    Bjarne Henriksen
    • Ole
    Nicolai Dahl Hamilton
    Nicolai Dahl Hamilton
    • Owner of convenient store
    • Director
      • Thomas Vinterberg
    • Writers
      • Tobias Lindholm(screenplay)
      • Thomas Vinterberg(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, as the first Danish-language film in the main competition since 1998.
    • Goofs
      After Theo is hit by Lucas in the church he has a black eye. The same night he visits his daughter Klara in her bedroom his eye is normal again. Later Theo visits Lucas and his injury is visible again.
    • Quotes

      Theo: The world is full of evil but if we hold on to each other, it goes away.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Moondance
      Written and Performed by Van Morrison

      © Warner/Chappell Music

      (p) Warner Music

    User reviews535

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    Top review
    Classy and disturbing tale of small town injustice.
    In Thomas Vinterberg's superb psychological thriller, The Hunt, a town turns on its kindergarten teacher, Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen), from the erroneous testimony of a little girl, Klara (Annika Wedderkopp), who accuses him of molesting her. She's also the daughter of his best friend, Theo (Thomas Bo Larsen), who believes along with the town that Lucas is guilty because children, especially his daughter, don't lie. Although Klara claims throughout she said a stupid thing and Lucas did nothing, his parents are convinced she is just reacting to the gravity and changing her story. Tragic blindness is not just the province of Oedipus.

    The film's title, with bookending male hunting rituals, is obviously figurative for the hunt by the town's people for Lucas's well being. Only too swift is their condemnation, their righteous indignation, blinded by Salem-witch like certainty that he is guilty. The town's vigilante-like attitude is reminiscent of Frankenstein's townsfolk, hounding the monster without even trying to understand.

    Beyond the figurative display of crowd wrong-headed mentality is the disturbing suggestion that at any time a life can be turned upside down without even being responsible. It also suggests that the only antidote is to keep believing in yourself.

    Maybe more powerful is a sense of humor, which occurs occasionally in the film and is best exemplified when a friend, upon Lucas's return from police headquarters, shouts as Lucas embraces his son, "Hey! If you fondle your kid, you'll go back to jail." It's gallows humor, but it is effective. Just as effective as the ironic humor is the low-key, natural lighting, consistent close-ups, and ubiquitous hand-held camera work. It is an intimate business that closes in on everyone in the town, not just the innocent victim.

    Having witnessed through this intense work of art the vulnerability all have in the face of a crowd mentality, we should remember the Chorus's final warning in Oedipus Rex: "Therefore wait to see life's ending ere thou count one mortal blest; Wait till free from pain and sorrow he has gained his final rest."
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    • Aug 19, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2013 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Sweden
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Danish
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Săn Lùng
    • Filming locations
      • Høje Taastrup Church, Taastrup, Denmark
    • Production companies
      • Danmarks Radio (DR)
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Eurimages
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $613,308
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $43,045
      • Jul 14, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,843,274
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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