The Hunt

Why we chose it

Cannes winner Mads Mikkelsen plays a kindergarten teacher accused of something he didn’t do. Thomas Vinterberg drew on case files that a child psychiatrist brought him after “Festen”, and once the witch hunt starts, the truth stops mattering.

Synopsis

In a small Danish town where everyone knows everyone, Lucas is divorced, works at the local kindergarten and hopes his teenage son Marcus will soon come to live with him. His best friend’s little daughter adores him, and when he gently tells her off for kissing him on the lips, she angrily says something to the head of the kindergarten that the adults take as an accusation. The head believes her, and so does the rest of the town.

Information

Cast
Also known as
Jagten
Production year
2012
Decade
2010s
Duration
1h 55m
Genre
Drama
Festivals & Awards
Language
Danish, English, Polish
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
16+

Oscars

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

2014

Cannes Film Festival

Best Actor (Mads Mikkelsen)

2012

Cannes Film Festival

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

2012

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