Hunted (2020 film)

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Directed by Vincent Paronnaud
Written by
  • Vincent Paronnaud
  • Léa Pernollet
Produced by
  • Alexandre Perrier
  • Benoit Roland
Starring
CinematographyJoachim Philippe
Edited byNicolas Sarkissian
Music byOlivier Bernet
Distributed by Shudder
Release dates
  • August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)(Fantasia Film Festival)
  • January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)
Running time
87 minutes
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Ireland
LanguageEnglish

Hunted is a Belgian-French-Irish survival thriller film directed by Vincent Paronnaud. The film stars Christian Bronchart, Lucie Debay, Ciaran O'Brien, Jean-Mathias Pondant and Kevin Van Doorslaer. The film premiered at the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival [1] and released on Shudder on January 14, 2021. [2] [3]

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Plot

What started as a flirtatious encounter at a bar turns into a life-or-death struggle as Eve (Lucie Debay) becomes the unknowing target of a misogynistic plot against her. Forced to flee as two men pursue her through the forest, she’s pushed to her extremes while fighting to survive in the wilderness—but survival isn’t enough for Eve. She will have revenge. [3]

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References

  1. "Fantasia Festival | Hunted - Fantasia Festival". Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. Cranswick, Amie (December 6, 2020). "Shudder survival horror Hunted gets a trailer, poster and images". www.flickeringmyth.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Artz, Matt (December 4, 2020). "Violent Red Riding Hood Retelling 'Hunted' Hits Shudder in January". halloweendailynews.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.