The Hunt (2012 film)

The Hunt
Danish theatrical release poster
DanishJagten
Directed byThomas Vinterberg
Written by
Produced by
StarringMads Mikkelsen
CinematographyCharlotte Bruus Christensen
Edited by
  • Anne Østerud
  • Janus Billeskov Jansen
Music byNikolaj Egelund
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release dates
  • 20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 10 January 2013 (2013-01-10) (Denmark[1])
Running time
115 minutes[2]
CountryDenmark
LanguagesDanish
English
Budget$3.45 million[3]
Box office$18.3 million[3]

The Hunt (Danish: Jagten) is a 2012 Danish psychological drama film[4][5] directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Mads Mikkelsen. Set in a small Danish village around Christmas, the film follows a man named Lucas, a divorced kindergarten teacher who becomes the target of mass hysteria after being wrongly accused of sexually abusing a child in his class.[1][6]

The film gained critical acclaim for Mikkelsen's performance and Vinterberg's direction. Many have described it as one of the best psychological drama films of its time.[7] It was competed at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, where Mikkelsen won the Best Actor Award for his role,[8][9] and was also screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, among other film festivals.[10] It won the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize and was one of the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards.[11] It was the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 86th Academy Awards[12][13] and was selected as one of the final five nominees.[14]

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  2. ^ "Jagten - The Hunt". British Board of Film Classification. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Jagten (2012) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ Rooney, David (19 May 2012). "The Hunt: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. ^ The Hunt (2012) - Thomas Vinterberg, Thomas Szczepanski | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved 23 July 2022
  6. ^ "The Hunt, review". The Telegraph. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  7. ^ Seferou, Aliki (8 February 2018). "The 11 Most Controversial Films in Denmark". Culture Trip. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  8. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced". timeout. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  10. ^ "The Hunt". TIFF. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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  12. ^ "Denmark Selects 'The Hunt' As Foreign Language Oscar Candidate". Deadline. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Oscars: Denmark Nominates 'The Hunt' for Best Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Report. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  14. ^ "Oscars: Main nominations 2014". BBC News. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.