The Hunt (2012)
(Jagten)
Country: DK
Technical: col/2.35:1 115m
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Alexandra Rapaport
Synopsis:
A nursery carer who is separated from his wife and son is suspected of impropriety due to the fantastical allegations of a young girl whose father is his best friend. Gradually he is shunned and even attacked by the community at large, as the accusations spread to other families.
Review:
Timely drama about the modern equivalent of accusations of witchcraft, anchored around a committed performance from its lead actor and directed with a strong sense of season amid a relatively well-heeled rural community. There is a subtext/subplot concerning the rite of the deerhunt, but its meaning remains obscure till the end.
(Jagten)
Country: DK
Technical: col/2.35:1 115m
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Alexandra Rapaport
Synopsis:
A nursery carer who is separated from his wife and son is suspected of impropriety due to the fantastical allegations of a young girl whose father is his best friend. Gradually he is shunned and even attacked by the community at large, as the accusations spread to other families.
Review:
Timely drama about the modern equivalent of accusations of witchcraft, anchored around a committed performance from its lead actor and directed with a strong sense of season amid a relatively well-heeled rural community. There is a subtext/subplot concerning the rite of the deerhunt, but its meaning remains obscure till the end.
(Jagten)
Country: DK
Technical: col/2.35:1 115m
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Alexandra Rapaport
Synopsis:
A nursery carer who is separated from his wife and son is suspected of impropriety due to the fantastical allegations of a young girl whose father is his best friend. Gradually he is shunned and even attacked by the community at large, as the accusations spread to other families.
Review:
Timely drama about the modern equivalent of accusations of witchcraft, anchored around a committed performance from its lead actor and directed with a strong sense of season amid a relatively well-heeled rural community. There is a subtext/subplot concerning the rite of the deerhunt, but its meaning remains obscure till the end.