Hunted (2020 film)

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| director = Vincent Paronnaud

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Alexandre Perrier
Benoit Roland

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Vincent Paronnaud
Léa Pernollet

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| music = Olivier Bernet

| cinematography = Joachim Philippe

| editing = Nicolas Sarkissian

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| distributor = Shudder

| released = {{Film date|2020|08|21|Fantasia Film Festival|2021|1|14}}

| runtime = 87 minutes

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Belgium
France
Ireland

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| language = English

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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{{Cite web |url=https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/hunted |title=Fantasia Festival | Hunted - Fantasia Festival |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123082630/https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/hunted |url-status=dead }} and released on Shudder on January 14, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/12/shudder-survival-horror-hunted-gets-a-trailer-poster-and-images/|title=Shudder survival horror Hunted gets a trailer, poster and images|website=www.flickeringmyth.com|first=Amie|last=Cranswick|date=December 6, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://halloweendailynews.com/2020/12/hunted-shudder-january/|title=Violent Red Riding Hood Retelling 'Hunted' Hits Shudder in January|website=halloweendailynews.com|first=Matt |last=Artz|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=January 10, 2021}}

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.

Cast

Christian Bronchart as The Foreman
Lucie Debay as Eve
Ciaran O'Brien as The Accomplice
Jean-Mathias Pondant as Barman
Kevin Van Doorslaer as Eve's Boss
Kevin Van Doorslaer as Eve's Boyfriend
Gilles Vandeweerd as Husband
Leila Putcuips as The Pregnant Wife
Dianne Weller as Real Estate Agent
Arieh Worthalter as The Handsome Man
Ryan Brodie as Jeremy
Simone Milsdochter as The Huntress
Bruce Ellison as Pump Attendant
Guillaume Kerbusch as The Guard

Reception

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|61|6.2|46|consensus=Although its overly sadistic moments threaten to derail it, Hunted's grindhouse thrills will be enough to please fans.|ref=yes|access-date=February 9, 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|47|8|access-date=February 9, 2025}}{{Cite Metacritic |title=Hunted |id=hunted |type=movie |access-date=February 9, 2025}}