---
title: 'The Hunt (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Thomas Vinterberg'
released: '2012-05-20'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunt-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hunt (2012)

2012 · R · 111 min · Drama · Denmark, Sweden

Original title: Jagten

## Synopsis

The Hunt is a 2012 Danish psychological drama film co-written, produced and directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Mads Mikkelsen. Set in a small Danish village around Christmas, the film follows a man named Lucas, a divorced kindergarten teacher who becomes the target of mass hysteria after being accused of sexually abusing a child in his class.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Thomas Vinterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-vinterberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Thomas Vinterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-vinterberg), [Tobias Lindholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobias-lindholm)
- **Producer:** [Thomas Vinterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-vinterberg), [Sisse Graum Jørgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sisse-graum-j-rgensen), [Morten Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-kaufmann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nikolaj Egelund](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-egelund)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charlotte Bruus Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-bruus-christensen)
- **Editor:** [Anne Østerud](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-sterud), [Janus Billeskov Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/janus-billeskov-jansen)

## Cast

- [Jakob Højlev Jørgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakob-h-jlev-j-rgensen)
- [Thomas Winkel Ravn](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-winkel-ravn)
- [Duilio Marzio](https://cinepixo.com/people/duilio-marzio)
- [Daniel Engstrup](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-engstrup)
- [Thomas Vinterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-vinterberg)
- [Martin Boserup](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-boserup)
- [Øyvind Hagen-Traberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvind-hagen-traberg)
- [Thomas Bo Larsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bo-larsen)
- [Thomas Ravn](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-ravn)
- [Thomas Rafslund Ravn](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-rafslund-ravn)
- [Josefine Gråbøl](https://cinepixo.com/people/josefine-grab-l)
- [Ole Dupont](https://cinepixo.com/people/ole-dupont)
- [Mona C. Soliman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-c-soliman)
- [Frank Rubæk](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-rub-k)
- [Susse Wold](https://cinepixo.com/people/susse-wold)

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Official site: http://www.magpictures.com/thehunt/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunt-2012
Film facts: Wikidata (Q32303); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.