The Hunt
1 Oscar Nominations
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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 be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
What critics thought
Thomas Vinterberg's film earns its strong reviews primarily through Mads Mikkelsen's Cannes-winning central performance and the suffocating way it depicts a community turning on one of its own. Critics were largely aligned on its power and craft, though some felt its visual style held back its thematic ambitions. The ambiguous ending generated real debate about whether it resolves anything or deliberately refuses to.
“gripping, unbearably tense, yet capable of great subtlety and nuance”
Phillip French·The Guardian
“thematically rich but limited by its style”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorThomas Vinterberg
StarringMads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse Wold
ComposerNikolaj Egelund
The Hunt
1 Oscar Nominations
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.
What critics thought
Thomas Vinterberg's film earns its strong reviews primarily through Mads Mikkelsen's Cannes-winning central performance and the suffocating way it depicts a community turning on one of its own. Critics were largely aligned on its power and craft, though some felt its visual style held back its thematic ambitions. The ambiguous ending generated real debate about whether it resolves anything or deliberately refuses to.
“gripping, unbearably tense, yet capable of great subtlety and nuance”
Phillip French·The Guardian
“thematically rich but limited by its style”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorThomas Vinterberg
StarringMads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse Wold
ComposerNikolaj Egelund
Rent/Purchase