The Hunt

2013 • 110 minutes

À propos de ce film

The Hunt unfolds in a small provincial town in the days leading up to Christmas. Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen), a forty year old divorcee, is finally getting his life under control. He's got himself a new girlfriend, a new job and is in the process of re-building his relationship with his teenage son, Marcus. But things soon start to unravel. Nothing significant, Just a slight comment here, a random lie there. 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. The Hunt is a disturbing depiction of how a lie can quickly become truth, a modern tale of a witch-hunt, injustice, guilt and, ultimately, forgiveness. A fable on how fragile a community can become when gossip, doubt and malice are allowed to flourish. It is a stirring portrait of a man struggling to exonerate himself, and a father and a son reaching out for one another as their world crumbles.

Notes et avis

I Truely believe Mads Mikkelsen is one of the greatest actors of our time... This movie is terrifying and breaks the mould in the best possible ways ! Must watch, it's a shame there are no English translations on here because the version I saw with English sub titles was perfect !

Great film: a thought provoking handling of a difficult subject matter. Mikkelsen's performance is superb.

Amazing! Another great performance by Mads Mikkelsen.