Magnolia Pictures Picks U.S. Rights to The Hunt

Magnolia Pictures has acquired the rights to Danish director Thomas Vinterberg's (Festen a.k.a The Celebration) latest film, The Hunt (2012), starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, and Annika Wedderkopp.

Earlier this month, Mads Mikkelsen won Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Following a tough divorce, 40-year-old Lucas (Mikkelsen) has a new girlfriend, a new job and is in the process of reestablishing his relationship with his teenage son, Marcus. But things go awry. Not a lot. Just a passing remark. A random lie. And as the snow falls and the Christmas lights are lit, the lie spreads like an invisible virus. The shock and mistrust gets out of hand, and the small community suddenly finds itself in a collective state of hysteria, while Lucas fights a lonely fight for his life and dignity.