The film centers around a man falsely accused of sexually abusing a child, and the resulting fallout he receives from the townspeople. We were able to check this out at this year’s Sarasota Film Festival and thought that it was a triumph- read our review here.
The Hunt is set to hit theaters July 12th, 2013, hit the jump for the full synopsis and trailer.
The Hunt is a disturbing depiction of how a lie becomes the truth when gossip, doubt and malice are allowed to flourish and ignite a witch-hunt that soon threatens to destroy an innocent man’s life.
Mads Mikkelsen plays Lucas, a highly-regarded school teacher who has been forced to start over having overcome a tough divorce. Just as things are starting to go his way, his life is shattered. An untruthful remark throws the small community into a collective state of hysteria. The lie is spreading and Lucas is forced to fight a lonely fight for his life and dignity.
