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Denmark10 Essential Danish FilmsStop 4 of 10

The Hunt

Jagten

2012

A gentle kindergarten teacher rebuilding his life sees it destroyed overnight when an innocent child's offhand lie brands him a predator, and his tight-knit community turns against him. Thomas Vinterberg's devastating drama of mob suspicion.

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Thomas Vinterberg’s exacting small-community drama is a modern landmark of Danish cinema.

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Part of 10 Essential Danish Films

This film is stop 4 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Denmark. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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