aka The Hunt
It's not often a film sinks the heart so low and boils the blood so quickly but Danish director Thomas Vinterberg's drama Jagten does that with elegant grace and emotional intensity.
A story about a man who is grasping to get his life back together after a messy divorce just about succeeds until a tiny little lie from a small child completely shatters everything dear to him. The better part of the film is emotionally distressing, as it either made me feel overly angry, helpless or just plain heartbroken yet somehow the story never falls into obvious clichés or spoon-fed schmaltz.
I've always been an admirer of Mads Mikkelsen's work and this role makes me respect him even more because I didn't think he had something so subtle yet powerful in him.
Wow. Just wow.
5 canned goods to the head out of 5
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