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The Hunt

The Hunt

8.1/ 10

TMDB Rating

4,686

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2012

Release Year

116 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

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Keywords

pedophilia
denmark
parent child relationship
lie
father
kindergarten
teacher
tragedy
school
pedophile
bloody fight
divorce
hunting
pond
dead dog
grocery store
christmas
nude swimming
psychological drama
drama
apologetic

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Reviews(5)

7.6avg rating
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Andres Gomez

@tanty

April 15, 2016

9
9/10

Well scripted, well performed, well staged. A round movie with a fantastic Mads Mikkelsen. Honestly, I think this movie would have been even better with some more minutes on it to develop the plot even further. Fantastic directing.

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tmdb15435519

April 15, 2021

10
10/10

Viewers beware: this is not an easy or light watch. Mads Mikkelsen absolutely kills it as a somewhat lonely single man, who suddenly finds love and welcomes his son to live with him. That's all I'll reveal in the review, no spoilers here. But again, this isn't a light film, nor should it be

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r96sk

r96sk

October 14, 2023

5
5/10

Happy to file this one under 'Films I Evidently Didn't Get'. <b>[Edit: I can't lie, I'm absolutely waffling below. Apologies in advance and totally feel free to ignore, I just typed whatever came into my head because I'm simply so unsure about this. I've articulated myself awfully I'm positive, w

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ARGMAN

ARGMAN

March 2, 2024

7
7/10

"Don't accuse someone of thing with ignorance, you'll regret it later" - Quran

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

February 15, 2025

7
7/10

Although this is set amidst a small rural community, it could just as easily transfer to any society where a small white lie can lead to a misunderstanding that brings out the vigilante in any of us. That’s the situation that primary school teacher “Lucas” (Mads Mikkelsen) finds himself in when the

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