The movie The Hunt is set in a Danish village. Lucas works at a nursery school. One of his students is Klara, the daughter of his best friend Theo. Her parents do not have enough time for her, so she increasingly relies on Lucas, especially with regard to her phobia of stepping on lines. He frequently escorts her to school while holding her hand. Thus guided, she can check for sidewalk cracks to avoid them. Klara is drawn more and more to Lucas until one day she suddenly kisses him on the mouth. He gently instructs her that such kissing is for her parents only. She feels hurt and invents a tale of Lucas sexually molesting her. A prosecution is brought against Lucas, and the villagers persecute him even after the charges are dismissed for lack of evidence. He is subjected to ostracism and beatings but refuses to leave home.  When Lucas confronts Theo and the rest of the community at a Christmas service, they begin to realize that Lucas is truly innocent. Some months...(Read Full Post)