'The Hunt' (2012) at 24th PSIFF
Danish film ‘The Hunt’ (2012) screened at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg (Director of ‘The Celebration’, 1998, and co-founder of Dogme Films, Denmark) the film is about a modern day witch hunt where the main character ‘Lucas’ (played by Mads Mikkelsen) is innocently accused of child molestation and made an outcast in his hometown. The film won Best Actor award at 2012 Cannes Film Festival and the Ecumenical Prize.
DIRECTOR: Thomas Vinterberg Producer: Sisse Graum Jorgensen, Morten Kaufmann Editor: Janus Billeskov Jansen, Anne Osterud Screenwriter: Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm Cinematographer: Charlotte Bruus Christensen Music: Nikolaj Egelund Principal Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse Wold, Anne Louise Hassing Filmography: Submarino (2010), When a Man Comes Home (2007), Dear Wendy (2004), It’s All About Love (2003), The Celebration (1998) Print Source: Magnolia Pictures - www.magpictures.com
Read press conference with filmmakers at Cannes here:
http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/vanessa_mcmahon/jagten_the_hunt_2012_at_65th_cannes
