The Hunt

Name: The Hunt
Released: 2012
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse Wold

2012 · Movie · R

Research evidenceResearch evidence — scores and sourced research

Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "a psychiatrist who lives near me dropped cases at my door — cases of false accusations, I was shocked by it and needed a psychologist afterwards, I felt it was…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 7 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 4.

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Creator statementdirector: "A psychiatrist who lives near me dropped cases at my door — cases of false accusations. I was shocked by it and needed a psychologist afterwards. I felt it was interesting and challenging to make an…"CineVue, March 2013 source ↗
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Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Content balanceAdvocacy 7 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 71.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

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.