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.
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Cast
35 people
Mads Mikkelsen
Lucas
Known for
Hannibal
Doctor Strange
Thomas Bo Larsen
Theo
Known for
Another Round
The Celebration
Annika
Klara
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Lasse Fogelstrøm
Marcus
Known for
Rita
Annika Wedderkopp
Klara
Susse Wold
Grethe
Known for
Another Round
Valhalla
Anne Louise Hassing
Agnes
Known for
The Idiots
Lars Ranthe
Bruun
Known for
The Chestnut Man
Another Round
Alexandra Rapaport
Nadja
Known for
A Storm for Christmas
The Sandhamn Murders
Sebastian Bull Sarning
Torsten
Known for
Sons
Azrael
Steen Ordell Guldbrandsen
Lars T
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Daniel Engstrup
Johan
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Deliver Us from Evil
Thomas Vinterberg Director · Tobias Lindholm Screenplay Nikolaj Egelund Composer
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $3.8M · United States release July 12, 2013
Box office
Budget
$3,800,000
Worldwide gross
$18,300,000
Gross vs. budget
4.8×
Production
Zentropa International Sweden
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
Production
Film i Väst
Production
SVT
Production
Danmarks Radio (DR)
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Eurimages
Production
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Production
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Denmark · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Jagten
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · German · Polish
Release dates
France · May 20, 2012
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Denmark · January 10, 2013
Theatrical
United States · July 12, 2013
Limited theatrical
United States
January 10, 2013 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Albania
September 29, 2012 · Premiere · Tirana International Film Festival
Argentina
November 30, 2012 · Premiere · European Film Week
June 13, 2013 · Theatrical
Armenia
July 12, 2016 · Premiere · Golden Apricot International Film Festival
Australia
May 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Austria
May 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 23, 2012 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
March 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2012 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
July 19, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Chile
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
China
September 24, 2012 · Premiere · Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Colombia
May 24, 2013 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 1, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
January 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Finland
March 22, 2013 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 2012 · Theatrical
March 18, 2013 · Digital · VOD
March 19, 2013 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
June 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
March 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
September 4, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
April 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
December 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
March 16, 2013 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 7, 2012 · Premiere · PAC Film Festival
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
May 21, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
August 8, 2015 · TV · NPO 2
New Zealand
July 26, 2012 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
North Macedonia
April 20, 2013 · Premiere · Skopje Film Festival
Norway
February 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 13, 2012 · Premiere · Cine Europa Film Festival
Poland
March 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Romania
April 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Russia
February 21, 2013 · Theatrical
July 28, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release
Serbia
March 3, 2013 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
June 6, 2013 · Theatrical
Slovenia
January 24, 2013 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 19, 2013 · Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
October 3, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 24, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
April 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 26, 2013 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
April 12, 2013 · Theatrical
August 14, 2013 · Physical
Switzerland
September 21, 2012 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
November 14, 2012 · Theatrical · French
January 31, 2013 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
November 9, 2012 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
April 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 28, 2012 · Premiere · Filmekimi
October 18, 2013 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
August 1, 2012 · TV
United Kingdom
October 11, 2012 · Premiere · London Film Festival
November 30, 2012 · Theatrical
March 25, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
December 19, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Vietnam
May 15, 2017 · Premiere · European Film Festival in Vietnam
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