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The Hunt (Jagten) 2012

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  • COMING SOON TO CINEMAS // Thu, 13th Jun 2013

The lie is spreading.

A Danish kindergarten teacher (Mads Mikkelsen, Best Actor winner at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival) becomes the victim of his village’s collective paranoia when he is falsely accused of abusing a child. From writer-director Thomas Vinterberg (Festen). More

"Following a tough divorce, 40-year-old Lucas has a new girlfriend, a new job and is in the process of reestablishing his relationship with his teenage son, Marcus. But things go awry. Not a lot. Just a passing remark. A random lie. And as the snow falls and the Christmas lights are lit, the lie spreads like an invisible virus. The shock and mistrust gets out of hand, and the small community suddenly finds itself in a collective state of hysteria, while Lucas fights a lonely fight for his life and dignity." (Cannes Film Festival) Hide

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  • Prig

    Should a been called the Cun_t. Mads Mikkelson is a supreme dips_hit

  • Martin B

    Shattering and superb! Don't miss it, movie of the year without a doubt. Mikkelsen at his very best.

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Liam Maguren Flicks Writer

The Hunt displays the haunting reactions derived from the heaviest of convictions (stable or not). Mads Mikkelsen is astonishing as the kind-hearted kindergarten teacher falsely labelled as a child abuser. His absorbing performance ensures that that you suffer with him as the accusation infects his social circle. More

Despite the horrendous treatment he receives from the townsfolk, no one is completely vilified, dousing the story with a horrific sense of reality. It’s an incredible film, and one I can’t fault. Hide

Press Reviews

AV Club (USA)

A "problem picture" in which the problem feels neither urgent nor especially new. Full review.

Empire (UK)

Beautifully performed and tough as nails, Vinterberg's social drama could not be any more timely. Full review.

FILMINK (Australia)

This is unshakeable storytelling, which is fitting for a film that reveals how certain damage can never be undone. Full review.

Guardian (UK)

Mikkelsen shows just how excellent a performer he is. Full review.

Hollywood Reporter

An unsettling psychological drama built around a harrowing performance from Mads Mikkelsen. Full review.

Little White Lies (UK)

Self-satisfied and deeply cynical. Full review.

Time Out London

A knotty, frighteningly real drama. Full review.

Total Film (UK)

A taut, teasing study in sense and susceptibility, given ballast by a suitably shaken and shell-shocked lead turn from Mikkelsen. Full review.