The Hunt
aka Jagten
First screened in August 2013
Director: Thomas Vinterberg. Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Thomas Bo Larsen, Anne Louise Hassing, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Lars Ranthe, Susse Wold, Alexandra Rapaport, Daniel Engstrup, Steen Ordell Guldbrand Jensen, Søren Rønholt, Hana Shuan, Troels Thorsen, Sebastian Bull Sarning, Bjarne Henriksen, Nicolai Dahl Hamilton, Øyvind Hagen-Traberg. Screenplay: Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm.
Twitter Capsule: Script, structure repeatedly and pruriently gin up "hard-hitting drama" by skimming transitions, mangling human behavior.

Photo © 2012 Zentropa Entertainment, © 2013 Magnolia Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: D+

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Foreign Language Film

Golden Globe Nominations (2013):
Best Foreign Language Film

Other Awards (2012):
Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor (Mikkelsen); Technical Grand Prize (Charlotte Bruus Christensen, cinematography); Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
European Film Awards: Best Screenplay
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