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The Hunters

Movie
Audience Score
65
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NR 1 hr 53 minMystery, Crime, ThrillerThe Hunters Collection PosterPart of The Hunters Collection
A policeman from Stockholm come to Norrbotten in Sweden, to join his brother, now when their father is dead. While there he starts to work on a long-running case where reindeers have been poached and soon discovers that his brother is involved...
StarringRolf LassgårdLennart JähkelJarmo Mäkinen
DirectorKjell Sundvall
WritersKjell SundvallBjörn Carlström

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$17,500,000
Original Language:Swedish
Production Companies:Sandrews, TV4, FilmhusAteljéerna, TV 1000 Sverige, Spice Filmproduktion
Movie Tags:
rapesibling relationshiprural areadirty coppoachernordic noirreturn to hometown

The Hunters Collection

The Hunters (Swedish: Jägarna) is a 1996 Swedish thriller directed by Kjell Sundvall. A police officer from Stockholm moves back to his hometown Älvsbyn in Norrland in northern Sweden. He starts to work on a long-running case where reindeer have been poached and soon discovers that his brother is involved. The film was one of the biggest Swedish box-office hits ever and received two Guldbagge Awards for Best Direction (Kjell Sundvall) and Best Supporting Actor (Lennart Jähkel). It was also nominated for Best Actor (Rolf Lassgård), Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay. Hollywood wanted to make a remake of this film and the American producers wanted it to be about cowboys in the Nevada desert, shooting wild horses for fun. Kjell Sundvall was positive to this at first but later changed his mind. A sequel, The Hunters 2, premiered in September 2011.