Good but familiar

The Hunters (1996)

Directed by Kjell Sundvall this film stars Rolf Lassgard, Lennart Jahkel, Jarno Makinen and Helena Bergstrom. Following the death of his father a Swedish police detective returns to work in the small town he grew up in and looks into a long running poaching case.

While many elements of the plot of this film seem familiar the are put together well and this is a decent exploration of rural Swedish culture. I do not think this film well ever surprise you but it is a solid watch that shines a good light on the themes of the film. Over all this is well made effort that I am surprised Hollywood never got round to remaking.

4/5