Geneva Award

The Hunt

Jagten

Thomas Vinterberg / Denmark, Sweden / 2012 / 111 min / Drama
Danish / Subtitles French, German

A divorced 40-year-old, an appreciated educator and occasional hunter, Theo’s existence is destroyed by an accusation of pedophilia. Thomas Vinterberg shook the Cannes Film Festival with Jagten, and Mads Mikkelsen received an undisputed Best Actor Award.

Reversing the principle of his first film Festen, Thomas Vinterberg provokes again with a punchy film. A reflection on Danish society through the life of a man accused of pedophilia, caught up in an infernal mechanism. A story based on rumor, one that acts like a virus and triggers explosions. This exceptional role enabled the actor to deploy his full talent and earned him the Best Actor Award in Cannes.

Direction

Thomas Vinterberg

Screenplay

Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindhom

Image

Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Editing

Anne Østerud, Janus Billeskov Jansen

Sound

Kristian Eidnes Andersen, Thomas Jaeger

Music

Nikolaj Egelund

Production

Zentropa Entertainments (Sisse Graum Jørgensen)

Co-production

Zentropa International Sweden, Film i Väst

With

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Susse Wold, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm

International sales

Trust Nordisk (Susan Wendt)

Distribution

Frenetic Films AG (Lukas Renggli)