'' The Hunt '' premiered on 20 May 2012 at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival , as the first Danish-language film in the main competition since 1998 . Mads Mikkelsen won the Best Actor Award at Cannes . Given its estimated $ 3.8 million budget , the film was a financial success ; in total , it earned more than $ 16 million including $ 7.9 million in Denmark . In the United States , it was shown in 47 theaters and earned $ 613,308
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The Hunt (2012 film)