It was so controversial that it was almost not allowed into the cinema

Every now and then there are still films that trigger major social discussions due to their political explosiveness. This also includes the satirical horror thriller The Hunt. The Blumhouse production was supposed to come to cinemas in 2019, but then it was Release overshadowed by real events. In the Netflix charts, the film, in which a liberal elite goes on a manhunt, is currently number 1 in the top 10 films.

Violent manhunt on Netflix: That’s what The Hunt is about

At the beginning of director Craig Zobel’s film, twelve people wake up in a forest. Here they find various weapons while suddenly they are being shot at. The group is quickly decimated and Crystal (Betty Gilpin) takes center stage as the resilient hunted.

Watch a German trailer for The Hunt here:

The Hunt release was in jeopardy because of real-life tragedies

The horror thriller sparked discussions simply because of its exaggerated depiction of the conflict between Republicans and Democrats in the USA. However, when the film was supposed to hit theaters in 2019, things happened around the release, according to Screen Rant Shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

It was then considered not to bring the film, which was characterized by gun violence, to the cinema at all. Finally, the US launch was set for March 13, 2020. Due to the recent Corona pandemic, The Hunt was available as a VoD title from March 20, 2020. It was published in this country on May 14, 2020.

You can currently stream the uncut FSK 18 version of The Hunt with a Netflix subscription.

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