The Hunt

CANNES 2012 HIGHLIGHT: Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt (Denmark, 2912) - An energised Thomas Vinterberg powers into a rural Danish community with devastating effects in The Hunt, a confident return to form - and some familiar themes - for the co-writer-director. Daring to force his narrative right up against the edge of credibility, Vinterberg uses the hot-button topic of child abuse to push and probe at a town’s close-knit facade until the wounds bubble up angrily to the surface. As an added marketing bonus, Mads Mikkelsen ("Casino Royale") is effectively cast against type in the lead.