The Hunt
The lie is spreading.
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.
- Director
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $18M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Hunt actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Hunt appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #181
Placed at #181 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 7 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film
- WinnerInternational Submission to the Academy Awards
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Screenwriter
Nordic Council Film Prize
1 win
- WinnerNordic Council Film Prize
European Film Award for Best Actor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Actor
European Film Award for Best Director
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Editor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Editor
European Film Award for Best Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Hunt returned 4.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $18M
- Release date
- Oct 25, 2012
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Danish, English
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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