The Hunt - video review

Henry Barnes, Peter Bradshaw, Catherine Shoard, Richard Sprenger, Phil Maynard and Elliot Smith

Friday, 30 Nov 2012

In this extract from the Guardian Film Show, Henry Barnes, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review Thomas Vinterburg's The Hunt. Mads Mikkelsen stars as Lucas, a kindergarten teacher accused of sexual assault by one of his pupils. Find out if this marks a return to form for the director, whose first film Festen catapulted him onto the international stage

Contributors

Henry Barnes

Henry Barnes is a former Guardian film journalist

Peter Bradshaw

Peter Bradshaw is the Guardian's film critic

Catherine Shoard

Catherine Shoard is film editor, Guardian News & Media

Elliot Smith

Elliot Smith is a former Guardian multimedia producer

Phil Maynard

Phil Maynard is joint executive producer on the Guardian's daily podcast, Today in Focus. Twitter @phil_maynard

Richard Sprenger

Richard Sprenger is a Guardian video producer

Henry Barnes, Peter Bradshaw, Catherine Shoard, Richard Sprenger, Phil Maynard and Elliot Smith

Friday, 30 Nov 2012

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