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The Hunt (2012)

Original title: Jagten · Turkish title: Onur Savaşı

“The lie is spreading.”

2012 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Drama

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen Thomas Bo Larsen Annika Wedderkopp Lasse Fogelstrøm

Credits

Written by: Thomas Vinterberg

Plot

A film in competition for the Palme d'Or, and nominated for the Oscar for best foreign language film. Known in Danish as Jagten.

Sinekatalog’s take

A kindergarten teacher is falsely accused and a village turns on him. Mads Mikkelsen is quietly devastating in Vinterberg's study of rumour and mob certainty. Tense and humane.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.3 / 10 (420,413 votes)
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