The Hunters (2011 film)

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The Hunters
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Directed byChris Briant
Written by Michael Lehman
Produced byAntoine Huet
Thomas Malmonte
Donato Rotunno
Joseph Rouschop
Starring Steven Waddington
Tony Becker
Dianna Agron
Terence Knox
Jay Brown
Philip Correia
Chris Briant
CinematographyJohn B. Aronson
Edited byNafi Dicko
Music by Mark Snow
Production
companies
Distributed by Raven Banner Entertainment
Release dates
  • 30 January 2011 (2011-01-30)(Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival)
  • 27 December 2011 (2011-12-27)(U.S.)
  • 29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)(France DVD)
Running time
111 minutes
CountriesFrance
Luxembourg
Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million

The Hunters is a 2011 French-Luxembourgian-Belgian crime horror thriller film directed by Chris Briant. The film was produced by Antoine Huet, Thomas Malmonte, Donato Rotunno, and Joseph Rouschop. It stars Dianna Agron, Steven Waddington and Tony Becker. It was released in limited theaters on December 27, 2011. [1]

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Plot

On the outskirts of town is a large abandoned fort turned wooded park. Detective Le Saint is an ex-soldier assigned to protect a police informant who he arranges to meet at an abandoned fort in the woods. Alice is a college student who sneaks into the fort with a friend to go exploring. Unfortunately, the fort is also used by a group of men as a base for hunting humans: vagrants, tourists, and anyone else who happens to stray too far into the woods or stay after the park closes. Now Le Saint and Alice are caught up in the hunt against men who see humans as their next prey.

Production

The film, while hosting an array of American actors, was filmed in Luxembourg and France. [2]

Cast

Release

The film had limited theatrical release on December 27, 2011. It was released on DVD February 19, 2012.

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References

  1. "The Hunters - News" . Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  2. Allen, Michael. "The Hunters and a Human Game Preserve: A Movie Review". 28 Days Later Analysis. Retrieved October 29, 2014.