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 #93 | Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 69 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

Premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, as the first Danish-language film in the main competition since 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

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

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Julen har bragt velsignet bud
Lyrics by B.S. Ingemann (as Ingemann) and music by C.E.F. Weyse (as Weise)
Performed by Kathy Bødker

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

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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