The Wild Hunt

2009 • 95 minutes

About this movie

In director Alexandre Franchi's debut film The Wild Hunt, Erik Magnusson (Ricky Mabe), a Canadian born to an Icelandic father whom he now reluctantly cares for, is bothered by repeated dreams of a banging door and the sound of his girlfriend Evelyn (Tiio Horn) crying out in fear. Evelyn has left him for the weekend, to role play a princess in Erik's older brother Bjorn's larp-group, a viking and troll setting Bjorn (Mark A. Krupa) has all but disappeared into. To win her back, Erik must navigate the confusing, threatening larp world, where he discovers that some of the players aren't just escaping workaday responsibilities but are instead building a framework to work out some of their darker, more violent fantasies.
MPAA Rating: NOTRATED 2009 Animist Films

Ratings and reviews

The first 20-30 minutes will make you think this is a joke. Just power through and you will be well rewarded. I really, really enjoyed this movie. It's on par with Troll Hunter if that helps. I'd say not to watch the trailer, but I say that for most movies. They just give away way too much.

Tragedy at its finest. This film invokes a sense that storytelling today isn't completely popcorn and laziness. I give it my highest recommendation.