Rent Troll Hunter (2010)
3.4 of 5 from 320 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
- Whilst investigating a series of suspicious bear killings, a group of students trail a mysterious 'hunter' who wants nothing to do with them and attempts to shake them off his trail. Sheer persistence leads the group right to the prey he is trying to hunt and they soon learn there are far more dangerous and mystical creatures than mere bears.
- Actors:
- Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen, Urmila Berg-Domaas, Hans Morten Hansen, Eirik Bech, Inge Erik Henjesand, Tom Jørgensen, Benedicte Aubert Ringnes, Magne Skjævesland, Torunn Lødemel Stokkeland, Finn Norvald Øvredal, Kaja Halden Aarrestad, Jens Stoltenberg
- Directors:
- André Øvredal
- Voiced By:
- Robin De Lano
- Writers:
- André Øvredal
- Aka:
- Trolljegeren
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- 2012, Best Film Quests and Adventures, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, Films by Genre, New Waves in Norwegian Cinema, Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Norway
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/01/2012
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Norwegian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Trailer
- Deleted scenes
- Improvs and bloopers
- Extended scenes
- Visual effects
- Behind the scenes
- Honet: A look at Troll hunter
- Photo galleries
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Reviews (2) of Troll Hunter
Troooooooooooolllllllllllll!!!! - Troll Hunter review by CP Customer
Such a great movie, absolutely love it!!!
Presented as a "found footage" film of some students investigating some weird events but things turn from odd to the stuff of folklore.
Without giving away anything as it's in the title they end up hunting trolls.
Really well shot, some great scenery, good acting and trolls, lots of trolls.
One of my favourite found footage films, awesome stuff.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Great Fun Found-Footage Comedy Horror Set in Norway - Troll Hunter review by PV
There have been many 'found footage' films - The Blair Witch Project, of course, being the most famous, but other horrors re cannibals and Cloverfield maybe, and my favourite with Irish catholic priests 'The Devil's Doorway'.
This is great fun. Deadpan humour. The actors are totally believable, from the grumpy hunter who made me smile, to the callow kids videoing for a college project.
The terror and horror is rather abated by the fact the trolls look rather funny and sweet. T-Rexes they ain't! This is listed as scifi/fantasy. Well maybe, but more comedy horror.
Watch with boringly-titled but wonderful 5 star Swedish film BORDER to see a more human side of trolls.
It was perhaps a tad long with a bit of a tacked-on ending. Other than that, great fun.
Using IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING by Grieg, against the fjord scenery was neat! And I liked the fake science about trolls - the different types and the vet visits.
4 stars
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.
Critic review
Troll Hunter (aka Trolljegeren) review by Melissa Orcine - Cinema Paradiso
This Norwegian film could pass for the bargain bin at the video store but ‘Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren)’ is the little movie that could – blow your brains out!
‘Troll Hunter’ tells the story of three students – the leader Thomas (Glenn Erland), the camera guy Kalle (Thomas Alf Larsen), and only female in the group Johanna (Johanna Mørck) – on a trek into the woods in Norway, investigating the rise of bear attacks. They just happen to bring a camera. While there, they meet a not-so-menacing man who prowls the area, thinking he’s a bear poacher. It turns out he is the titular character Troll Hunter, played by Norway’s famous comedian Otto Jespersen. At first, the amateur film makers are doubtful of this stranger but soon enough, they discover that the he tells the truth and nothing but the truth – that trolls live among us and it’s only him that stands in the way or the trolls are ready to take over!
Directed by former TV commercial director André Øvredal, his first feature film is a found footage-documentary-horror hybrid that will entertain, scare, and impress viewers. How so? Even with the low-budget and B-movie feel, it more than makes up with plot, characterization, and visual and sound effects. The ingenious way it presents folkloric trolls and it making sense should be lauded. It’s as convincing as the story of ‘Jurassic Park’.
Another great thing about the film is that the actors on camera mostly improvised their dialogue, giving it a more natural, relaxed, and even surprisingly endearing quality than most found footage films don’t have.
Mockumentaries would incite laughter – ‘Troll Hunter’ covers this and more. You’re drawn in. You’re made to believe in the existence of trolls. You’re going to be afraid of trolls from this point on. How many low-budget docu-style movies can you say has and can do that? Film gives the creature feature genre a modern tweak but not forgetting its classic edge. Trolls have been relegated to funny-looking, towering idiots that can easily be fooled and fought with. ‘Troll Hunter’ changes that, BIG time.