The Hunter's Son

Genre : Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Ricky Rijneke

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jeroen Perceval
Jeroen Perceval
Lorenzo
Zélie Rixhon
Zélie Rixhon
Yuri
Yoann Zimmer
Yoann Zimmer
Ivan
Raouf Hadj Mohamed
Raouf Hadj Mohamed
Rafi's father

Crews

Ricky Rijneke
Ricky Rijneke
Director
Ricky Rijneke
Ricky Rijneke
Writer
Dirk Rijneke
Dirk Rijneke
Producer
Mildred Van Leeuwaarden
Mildred Van Leeuwaarden
Producer
Birgitta Björnsdottir
Birgitta Björnsdottir
Co-Producer
Piotr Sobociński Jr.
Piotr Sobociński Jr.
Director of Photography
Eva Lind Rútsdóttir
Eva Lind Rútsdóttir
Costume Designer
Hulda Helgadóttir
Hulda Helgadóttir
Production Designer

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