Troll Hunter

Unrated

1/21/20111h 44m

Premiere Release (US)

~ You'll believe it when you see it! ~

Overview:

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Director:

André Øvredal

Status:

Released

Language:

Norwegian

Buget:

$3,500,000.00

Revenue:

$4,159,678.00

Key words:

hunter
cave
mountain
wilderness
forest
woods
mockumentary
secret government organization
hunting trip
wildlife
conspiracy
troll
cryptozoology
found footage
norse mythology
aftercreditsstinger
folk horror
bear hunters
norwegian folklore

Cast

Otto Jespersen

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Hans

Glenn Erland Tosterud

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Thomas

Johanna Mørck

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Johanna

Tomas Alf Larsen

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Kalle

Hans Morten Hansen

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Finn

Urmila Berg-Domaas

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Malica

Knut Nærum

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E-plant Manager

Robert Stoltenberg

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Polish Bear Hunter

Eirik Bech

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Campsite Owner

TomTom Jorgensen

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Polish Bear Hunter

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Reviews (3)

MG
Matt Golden
Written 11 year(s) ago
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Just some quick thoughts...I saw this back before it was released theatrically in the US (iTunes had it as one of its ‘see-it-before-it-hits-theaters’ movies). It was good...the ending was somewhat anticlimactic, but the bulk of the film was solid, aided by a terrific performance from Otto Jespersen as a grizzled old troll hunter who works for the government and has been growing increasingly frustrated with their secrecy. The special effects also were incredible (here in 2012, when special effects have progressed so far, for me to mention the special effects in a truly film marks them as something special). A few storytelling quirks (mainly subplots that didn’t mean much or go anywhere) held it back a bit for me, but overall: very good, and worth the watch.
AG
Andres Gomez
Written 11 year(s) ago
7
Interesting and decent movie getting the most of what it has at hand for a probably quite low budget.
Peter McGinn
Written 2 year(s) ago
8
I found this movie to be quite entertaining and would like to watch it again sometime. It tells a fairly straightforward adventure story with good writing and fine acting, and even as they fill us in on the folklore of trolls, they don’t weigh us down with it. There is a delay before the total reveal of the creatures and it is worth the wait. I am not a self-proclaimed authority in special effects, but I thought they did a great job.

Horror is included in the genre description, but it is not the sort of gory horror film I usually avoid. I see there is a new movie out on the subject, so it might be interesting to compare the two.