Troll Hunter

"You'll believe it when you see it!"

2010 1h 44m NO

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 1,823

FantasyHorror

Synopsis

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A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

“You'll believe it when you see it!”

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Cast

Otto Jespersen
Hans
Glenn Erland Tosterud
Thomas
Johanna Mørck
Johanna
Tomas Alf Larsen
Kalle
Hans Morten Hansen
Finn
Urmila Berg-Domaas
Malica
Knut Nærum
E-plant Manager
Robert Stoltenberg
Polish Bear Hunter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: André Øvredal
Writers: André Øvredal
Languages: English, Norwegian
Countries: Norway

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Norwegian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by André Øvredal, shot by Hallvard Bræin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Perry Eriksen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Otto Jespersen and Glenn Erland Tosterud and Johanna Mørck carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll believe it when you see it!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1740707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

André Øvredal directs. Hallvard Bræin behind the camera. Perry Eriksen cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in English, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Norwegian.
4Directed by André Øvredal, shot by Hallvard Bræin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Perry Eriksen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Otto Jespersen and Glenn Erland Tosterud and Johanna Mørck carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You'll believe it when you see it!".
8IMDB entry: tt1740707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "hunter", "cave", "mountain", "wilderness".

The technical file

Cinematography: Hallvard Bræin
Editing: Perry Eriksen
Production design: Martin Gant
Costume design: Stina Lunde
Makeup / hair: Sarah Helen Adolfsen
VFX supervisor: Colin Doncaster
Sound: Baard H. Ingebretsen
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $4,159,678
Return: 119% of budget
Original language: NO
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Troll Hunter (2010)

Awards

The Amanda Public Choice Award

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What people are saying

Matt Golden2013-07-21
Just some quick thoughts...I saw this back before it was released theatrically in the US (iTunes had it as one of its ‘see-it-before-it-hits-theaters’ movies). It was good...the ending was somewhat anticlimactic, but the bulk of the film was solid, aided by a terrific performance from Otto Jespersen as a grizzled old troll hunter who works for the government and has been growing increasingly frustrated with their secrecy. The special effects also were incredible (here in 2012, when special effects have progressed so far, for me to mention the special effects in a truly film marks them as something special). A few storytelling quirks (mainly subplots that didn’t mean much or go anywhere) held it back a bit for me, but overall: very good, and worth the watch.
Andres Gomez2014-04-24
★ 7/10
Interesting and decent movie getting the most of what it has at hand for a probably quite low budget.
Peter McGinn2022-12-29
★ 8/10
I found this movie to be quite entertaining and would like to watch it again sometime. It tells a fairly straightforward adventure story with good writing and fine acting, and even as they fill us in on the folklore of trolls, they don’t weigh us down with it. There is a delay before the total reveal of the creatures and it is worth the wait. I am not a self-proclaimed authority in special effects, but I thought they did a great job. Horror is included in the genre description, but it is not the sort of gory horror film I usually avoid. I see there is a new movie out on the subject, so it might be interesting to compare the two.