THE HUNT

One of the year's defining and most controversial films, THE HUNT is an intelligent and disturbing dissection of Danish society, as ferocious as director Thomas Vinterberg's international breakthrough The Celebration.

Mads Mikkelsen (A Royal Affair, After the Wedding) stars as Lucas, a divorced daycare worker who is hoping to win custody of his estranged teenage son. Well-liked and easygoing, Lucas is an integral part of this tight-knit community, until an innocent lie sparks a modern-day witch hunt. Rumours, innuendo and lies spread through the town like a virus, transforming the once mild-mannered Lucas into a tormented and embittered pariah virtually overnight.

Directed with consummate skill and driven by exceptional performances from a stellar cast, The Hunt is one of the most troubling and powerful cinematic experiences of the year. This Danish entry is now on the short list for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Academy Awards.

Shown with the short films 'A Star on Hollywood Boulevard' and 'The Wolf of Waubamik Woods'