| The Hunters | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:The_Hunters_(1996_film).jpg) Swedish DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Kjell Sundvall |
| Written by | Kjell Sundvall Björn Carlström |
| Produced by | Joakim Hansson Björn Carlström |
| Starring | Rolf Lassgård Lennart Jähkel Helena Bergström Jarmo Mäkinen |
| Cinematography | Kjell Lagerroos |
| Edited by | Darek Hodor |
| Music by | Björn J:son Lindh |
| Distributed by | Sonet Film AB |
Release date |
|
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Box office | $6.6 million (Sweden)[1] |
The Hunters (Swedish: Jägarna) is a Swedish thriller film directed by Kjell Sundvall, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 31 January 1996.[2] A police officer from Stockholm moves back to his hometown Älvsbyn in Norrland, in northern Sweden. He starts to work on a long-running reindeer poaching case and soon discovers that his brother is involved.
The film was one of the biggest Swedish box-office hits ever, grossing over $6 million,[1] and received two Guldbagge Awards for Best Direction (Kjell Sundvall) and Best Supporting Actor (Lennart Jähkel). It was also nominated for Best Actor (Rolf Lassgård), Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.
Hollywood wanted to make a remake of this film, and the American producers wanted it to be about cowboys in the Nevada desert, shooting wild horses for fun. Kjell Sundvall agreed to this at first but later changed his mind.
A sequel, The Hunters 2, premiered in September 2011. A television continuation, The Hunters, of two seasons was broadcast from November 2018.
- ^ a b "Swedish Film Top Five '96". Screen International. 7 February 1996. p. 26.
- ^ "Jägarna". Swedish Film Database. 31 January 1996. Retrieved 28 September 2016.