2012 ‘Jagten’ Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
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.
Mads Mikkelsen Alexandra Rapaport Thomas Bo Larsen Anne Louise Hassing Lars Ranthe Susse Wold Ole Dupont Annika Wedderkopp Lasse Fogelstrøm Bjarne Henriksen Sebastian Bull Sarning Steen Ordell Guldbrandsen Daniel Engstrup Troels Thorsen Søren Rønholt Jytte Kvinesdal Josefine Gråbøl Nicolai Dahl Hamilton Øyvind Hagen-Traberg Allan Wibor Christensen Rikke Bergmann Rasmus Lind Rubin Frank Rubæk Nina Christrup Birgit Petersen Karina Fogh Holmkjær Heidi Gross Marie Aktor Mona C. Soliman Show All…
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I grew up reading about the actual case from a small community in the middle of Norway.
Lindholm and Vinterberg's story is of course altered for dramatic effect, as well as shortened the amount of time it took to resolve.
I was only in my teens, without any sort of knowledge about the particular community/invidivuals or the basis of proof, but I remember it never sitting quite right with me. As the Danish title refers to, it absolutely felt like a witch hunt, with some, in hindsight, awful handling by the professionals on the case.
As it were, the origin story changed a national belief in children as 100% purveyors of truth.
From this, Lindholm writes, unfortunately not completely free…
A brilliant move on the part of Director Thomas Vinterberg to go in the direction that he did with this film! Rather than keep us in the dark as to whether or not a crime had been committed he laid all of his cards on the table leaving no doubt whatsoever as to the innocence of this man!
By doing so we saw, felt, and anguished over the many injustices that wrongfully took place against this teacher, friend and neighbor from a small town where everyone knows everyone by name!
It in essence allowed us to walk in Lucas's shoes! And it was a truly devastating and emotionally draining experience! His journey became our journey and I can only hope…
"Look into my eyes. Look me in the eyes. What do you see? Do you see anything? Nothing. There's nothing. There's nothing. You leave me alone now."
Danish director, Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration), delivers a powerful and emotionally draining drama that will leave audiences hooked and feeling enraged for what Mads Mikelssen's character goes through in his closely-knit community. It's a film that will resonate with you and stay on your mind long after it's over. Building on Mikelssen's powerful and engaging performance this is a thrilling psycho-social drama that studies the mob mentality very closely while showing us how a lie that's been accepted takes on a life of its own destroying innocent lives in the process. That is…
A brilliantly painted portrait of how prejudice can turn even the most decent people into a mindless mob, The Hunt is a provocative study of our ever judgmental society which is always ready to believe anything that gives them a chance to persecute someone without even verifying the accusation or caring about how affecting & damaging it could actually be if the accused turns out to be innocent.
Set around Christmas in a small Danish town, The Hunt (also known as Jagten) tells the story of Lucas; a kindergarten schoolteacher in his mid-40s who is admired by his peers, loved by his school children & is friendly with everyone in town. But his life soon turns upside down when an innocent lie…
The Hunt is still as powerful and devastating as it was upon my first watch and this time I noticed other interesting aspects that made the whole experience even more enthralling. I like to think that similarly to the deer, Lucas is now the hunted one, having to constantly live in fear and always look over his shoulder, knowing his life will never be the same as it used to be. This movie investigates several different themes such as innocence, trust and pride in a very emotional manner, enabling you to truly relate to the protagonist's pain and despair. There are quite a few memorable moments here, making you often feel uneasy and intrigued by the story. There is also…
You ever watch a movie that makes you sit with a pit in your stomach for over an hour. This one did, it's just such a heart-wrenching movie that deals with the trials that this one man goes through as he's wrongly accused of pedophilia. I sat in just shock, there's not a lot of plot in this film, and there's not a lot of music, but the movie sits in the little moments, the moments between dialogue, the silent moments, and as you watch, you are just crushed by the weight of the situation. And once the film hits its final beat, when you think you may finally get some release, you are truly shocked, as you realize thematically what the film represents, it's truly one of the most heartbreaking messages you will ever hear.
I don't remember the last time I was rooting for a character in a film this much. The Hunt is unflinchingly grim at times but it is superb and Mads Mikkelsen puts in a performance of the highest order.
"The world is full of evil but if we hold on to each other, it goes away."
We are all judged, and we all judge. We can all falsely judge, and we can all be falsely judged, regardless of who we are as people. This is the most brutal movie I've seen in a while. Manchester by the Sea is harsh, and granted this is about something totally different, but I found myself to be more speechless as the credits sequence hit in this one.
A story inspired by true events, The Hunt is a deeply investigative piece about trust, faith, and the prioritization of relationships. Lucas, a kindergarten teacher who would never do anything of the sort, finds himself…
La ley dice: Inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario.
La sociedad dice: Culpable y nos mantendremos excépticos si se demuestra inocencia.
The Hunt abarca un tema muy interesante. Generalmente vemos películas donde los niños son las víctimas, pero imagina la gravedad si se te acusa de un crímen tan terrible. Esta película trata el tema maravillosamente, vemos las emociones y cómo actuaría cada personaje, no de la película, si no de la situación en general de una manera realista.
Hubo muy buenas actuaciones, buen camino argumental,coherente y por supuesto,un final tremendo.
A great portrayal of mob rule and the stupidity of the masses. This is a hard watch, but it ultimately pays off, leaving you feel emotionally shaken and angry at the social injustice of it all.
S: 4
A: 3
An ode to people making increasingly irrational decisions in a completely understandable and realistic manner. There's a slump right after Lucas is absolved by the law, but overall this an incredible feat of filmmaking.
After being accused of disturbing actions involving a young girl, Lucas, a kindergarten teacher, finds himself fighting to prove his innocence.
'The Hunt' leaves you mesmerized and uneasy. The film is visually stunning, but acted as a blanket over the dark and ugly storyline.
(That church scene, though. Wow. Great job, Mads.)
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Main thought throughout the film:
Mikkelsen has really long legs.
struggled to finish this one as this is probably one of the most stressful movies i have ever seen. everything was incredible though, from directing to mads mikkelsen's performance of wrongly accused man who had to suffer the consequences of one little lie
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