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.

Director:

Thomas Vinterberg

Writers:

Tobias Lindholm (screenplay), Thomas Vinterberg (screenplay)

Stars:

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp

Top Rated Movies #96 | Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 68 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
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

Storyline

Lucas is a Kindergarten teacher who takes great care of his students. Unfortunately for him, young Klara has a run-away imagination and concocts a lie about her teacher. Before Lucas is even able to understand the consequences, he has become the outcast of the town. The hunt is on to prove his innocence before it's taken from him for good.

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Plot Keywords:

kindergarten teacher | hunt | gunshot | punched in the face | false accusation of child abuse | 

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Taglines:

The lie is spreading.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Thomas Vinterberg's second film to be featured in the IMDb Top 250. The first was The Celebration (1998).

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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.

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Quotes

Bruun: It's common for children to describe non-existing details. I don't know if it's their imagination, or they pick it up from each other or from their parents. It's always assumed that children tell the truth And unfortunately, very often they do...

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Connections

Featured in 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014)

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Soundtracks

In the Bleak Midwinter
Lyrics by Christina Georgina Rossetti (as Rossetti)
Music by Gustav Holst (as Holst)
[performed by] The Worcester Cathedral Choir (as Worcester Cathedral Choir)
(p) Naxos Danmark

User Reviews

simply wonderful...

what can i say?

this movie is simply a masterpiece. this movie is what i hope to see every time i enter a cinema.

this movie is warm, engaging, natural, simple, cruel, human... it is everything at once.

i cried my soul out, it is unbelievable how danish directors (lars von trier and thomas vinterberg) are able to move me with their movies.

story is superb. casting is superb. acting is superb. directing is superb.

they say danish people are cold and detached, denmark being a northern country. no one ever takes me to such an emotional journey as danish directors... i think i should marry a danish guy ;)

let me sum it up with what i already said before: this movie is the reason why i go to the cinema in the first place. not for the entertainment, but for the art. for that feeling that i just read a wonderful book. that feeling of satisfaction that i just did something great for my soul. purging, cleansing of my soul, if i may say it that way.

beautiful.

thank you, thomas vinterberg... and thanks to the rest of the crew.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Denmark Sweden

Language:

Danish English Polish

Release Date:

10 January 2013 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

The Hunt

Filming Locations:

Høje Taastrup Church, Taastrup, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

$3,800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$43,045, 14 July 2013

Gross USA:

$613,308

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,843,274

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danmarks Radio (DR), Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1