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The Hunt|Mads Mikkelsen

The Hunt

Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen
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Overview

A child's lie threatens to destroy the life of a divorced day-care worker attempting to reconnect with his teenage son in this emotionally charged drama from director Thomas Vinterberg (THE CELEBRATION, SUBMARINO). In the wake of a fractured marriage, 40-year-old Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen) gets a new girlfriend and a new job in a day-care center while fighting to win custody of his teenage son. Lucas is a respected figure in his close-knit community, and the kids at the center where he works all look up to him. When Lucas repeatedly finds young Klara (Annika Wedderkopp) roaming the streets alone as her parents engage in angry shouting matches, he becomes something of a protector to the frightened young girl, often walking her home once the arguments have died down. When Klara attempts to repay Lucas' kindness with a kiss on the lips, the shocked teacher quickly corrects her by telling her that such a display of affection is not appropriate. Upset over being rebuffed by the man she so admires, Klara responds by telling the inexperienced manager of the day-care center that she saw Lucas engaged in inappropriate activity. Before long the rumor has caught fire, and as Christmas approaches mob mentality prevails. Everyone close to Lucas, including his two best friends and his son, quickly become pariahs in the community. Meanwhile, the desperate Lucas wages a losing battle to reclaim his dignity in a town that would sooner see an innocent man crucified than admit their mistake.

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Main Cast & Crew:
Thomas Vinterberg - Director
Mads Mikkelsen
Thomas Bo Larsen
Annika Wedderkopp
Lasse Fogelstrom
Susse Wold
Anne Louise Hassing
Alexandra Rapaport
Lars Ranthe

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • UPC: 876964006255
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: December 2013

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
"The result is a film that, in spite of its ambivalent coda, is far more uplifting than you would ever expect." - 12/01/2012 Sight and Sound


4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's the suspense that sticks with us....Vinterberg keeps us guessing right up to and after an end shot..." - 01/01/2013 Total Film


4 stars out of 5 -- "Beautifully performed and tough as nails, Vinterberg's social drama could not be any more timely." - 03/28/2013 Empire


"This is filmmaking of a high order, even though the production's scale is modest..." - 07/11/2013 Wall Street Journal


"Unsettling, forthright and thought-provoking, THE HUNT is also brilliantly titled." - 07/11/2013 USA Today


"THE HUNT is by far the filmmaker's most accomplished work yet." - 07/11/2013 Los Angeles Times


"[A] nightmarish story of an innocent man who becomes the victim of a small-town witch hunt. The movie...is easily Mr. Vinterberg’s strongest since THE CELEBRATION..." - 07/12/2013 New York Times


3 stars out of 4 -- "THE HUNT allows Mikkelsen to go beyond appearances and showcase his versatility." - 07/11/2013 RogerEbert.com


"Far and away the best aspect of THE HUNT is how it handles the events that lead to Mikkelsen’s persecution....Mikkelsen gives an impassioned performance..." - 07/11/2013 A.V. Club


"In director Thomas Vinterberg’s engrossing drama THE HUNT, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen delivers a stunning performance..." - 08/04/2013 Chicago Sun-Times


"Mads Mikkelsen delivers a bravura performance as a man embroiled in a Kafkaesque struggle in THE HUNT." - 07/26/2013 Washington Post

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