The Hunter's Son

The Hunter's Son

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery

A 12-year-old boy known as Rabbit grows up in a marginalised world. His violent father is working at the border patrol. Rabbit looks up to his friend and partner in crime who is a migrant trying to cross the border in search of a better life. When the boy disappears without a trace, Rabbit envies him, he feels abandoned. In winter Rabbit goes on a hunting trip with his family. In the wild isolated landscape, “their territory”, they feel at home. When a stranger looms up in the distance, fate strikes unexpectedly, tragedy erupts, shattering lives irrevocably. Delusions become a driving force in their lives, creating great inner tension and distress. Eventually Rabbit will be caught. Confused in an ultimate attempt to overcome the violent event the father decides to flee his familiar surroundings by crossing his own boundaries: he becomes a stranger himself.

The Hunter's Son

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery

The Hunter's Son
A 12-year-old boy known as Rabbit grows up in a marginalised world. His violent father is working at the border patrol. Rabbit looks up to his friend and partner in crime who is a migrant trying to cross the border in search of a better life. When the boy disappears without a trace, Rabbit envies him, he feels abandoned. In winter Rabbit goes on a hunting trip with his family. In the wild isolated landscape, “their territory”, they feel at home. When a stranger looms up in the distance, fate strikes unexpectedly, tragedy erupts, shattering lives irrevocably. Delusions become a driving force in their lives, creating great inner tension and distress. Eventually Rabbit will be caught. Confused in an ultimate attempt to overcome the violent event the father decides to flee his familiar surroundings by crossing his own boundaries: he becomes a stranger himself.
Producers A Private View, Serendipity Films, Vintage Pictures, Balapolis, Wild At Art, Rotterdam Films
Original title The Hunter's Son
Directors Ricky Rijneke
Writers Ricky Rijneke

Cast

Jeroen Perceval

as Lorenzo

Zélie Rixhon

as Yuri

Yoann Zimmer

as Ivan

Raouf Hadj Mohamed

as Rafi's father