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* GripUpNorth: Takes place in Norrbotten, located in northern Sweden.
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* GripUpNorth: GrimUpNorth: Takes place in Norrbotten, located in northern Sweden.Sweden and has a very dark tone.
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* NewOldWest: To such a degree, that a Hollywood remake was actually in development for a while. However, Kjell Sundvall cut it off because he didn't think the plot (modern day Nevadan cowboys maiming ranch horses for fun) was a good enough cultural translation of poaching in Northern Sweden.
* HillbillyHorrors: The movie is more of a crime-thriller than a horror. But the titular hunters (whom are poachers, murderers and rapists) are more or less the Swedish equivalent of hillbillies.
* NewOldWest: To such a degree, that a Hollywood remake was actually in development for a while. However, Kjell Sundvall cut it off because he didn't think the plot (modern day Nevadan cowboys maiming ranch horses for fun) was a good enough cultural translation of poaching in Northern Sweden.
* NewOldWest: To such a degree, that a Hollywood remake was actually in development for a while. However, Kjell Sundvall cut it off because he didn't think the plot (modern day Nevadan cowboys maiming ranch horses for fun) was a good enough cultural translation of poaching in Northern Sweden.
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* SavageSouth: Again, more like Savage North. Reed TheDeepSouth above.
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* SavageSouth: Again, more like Savage North. Reed TheDeepSouth above.
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* TheDeepSouth: In this case, it is actually The Deep North. The film takes place in Norrland, which is locaten in northern Sweden, but the antagonists are the Swedish equivalent of Hillbillies.
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* GripUpNorth: Takes place in Norrbotten, located in northern Sweden.
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* CopCriminalFamily: Erik, the investigator and Leif, the malevolent criminal.
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* BookEnds: The first film begins and ends with a funeral.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Director and co-writer Kjell Sundvall is a Norrlander himself.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Director and co-writer Kjell Sundvall is a Norrlander himself.himself.
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Savage and disturbing even by UsefulNotes/NordicNoir standards, ''The Hunters'' draws inspiration more from films like Film/{{Deliverance}}, Film/StrawDogs1971 and Film/FirstBlood than the standard PoliceProcedural fare. It helped to cement the image of ''"Norrland"'' (Everything from ''Hälsingland'' and above) as a sort of Hillbilly mixture between the SavageSouth and GrimUpNorth for the rest of the country. Needless to say, many Norrlanders hate this movie (and Kjell Sundvall) to this day.
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Savage and disturbing even by UsefulNotes/NordicNoir standards, ''The Hunters'' draws inspiration more from films like Film/{{Deliverance}}, Film/StrawDogs1971 and Film/FirstBlood than the standard PoliceProcedural fare. It helped to cement the image of ''"Norrland"'' (Everything from ''Hälsingland'' and above) as a sort of Hillbilly mixture between the SavageSouth and GrimUpNorth for the rest of the country. Needless to say, many Norrlanders either hate or adore this movie (and Kjell Sundvall) to this day.
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The film has had a couple of sequels after its first release, with one film releasing in 2012, and a series premiering November 2018, both of which have gotten quite alot of praise, though the latter more than the former. The 2012 film centers around Leif's biological son Peter and his adoptive family, with the father Torsten (Creator/PeterStormare) being Erik's latest colleague when a brutal murder on a woman occurs during a hunting event, and eventually Erik is forced to choose between loyalty or morality when he realizes that someone not so far away from them are committing the murders. The 2018 series introduces the character Markus Lindmark, a cave entrepreneur and businessman from humble beginnings who is criticized due to his projects potentially damaging the landscape, and that's when a ruthless murderer comes along who instantly attacks Markus and his business for unknown reasons. Once again however, as Erik grows more attached to the case, he notices even more corruption everywhere than he ever could have predicted, and has to make up his mind if he wants to stand against everyone else in his quest to reveal the truth, or if he needs to save his own skin this time.
The film has had a couple of sequels after its first release, with one film releasing in 2012, and a series premiering November 2018, both of which have gotten quite alot of praise, though the latter more than the former. The 2012 film centers around Leif's biological son Peter and his adoptive family, with the father Torsten (Creator/PeterStormare) being Erik's latest colleague when a brutal murder on a woman occurs during a hunting event, and eventually Erik is forced to choose between loyalty or morality when he realizes that someone not so far away from them are committing the murders. The 2018 series introduces the character Markus Lindmark, a cave entrepreneur and businessman from humble beginnings who is criticized due to his projects potentially damaging the landscape, and that's when a ruthless murderer comes along who instantly attacks Markus and his business for unknown reasons. Once again however, as Erik grows more attached to the case, he notices even more corruption everywhere than he ever could have predicted, and has to make up his mind if he wants to stand against everyone else in his quest to reveal the truth, or if he needs to save his own skin this time.
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** As a RuleOfSymbolism, the sequel also has this. [[spoiler: Torsten, Peter's adoptive father after Leif died, constantly abuses the family and is the true killer. It's supposed to give a kind of glimpse on how Leif's childhood probably was and how he ended up like he did]].
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* BigBad:
** The original film has Leif Bäckström, Erik's brother who has become a ruthless poacher since Erik's been away from him and has developed his father's hatred and racism, different from Erik.
** The 2012 sequel [[spoiler: has Torsten, a cold, sociopathic corrupt cop who is behind the recent murders, all so that his "family", which he constantly abuses, wouldn't break with the realization that he is cheating]].
** And in the 2018 series, while every episode hasn't been released yet, the main villain at first seems like Benjamin Abrahamson, who targets the wealthy mining company owner Markus Lindmark, seemingly out to criticize his business affecting the nature of Norrland, [[spoiler: but turns out he's really out for revenge because Markus destroyed his father's career. Benjamin is killed in the fourth episode on Markus' orders, setting up the true villain as Markus Lindmark himself, who is willing to kill anyone who remotely critizes his business]].
** The original film has Leif Bäckström, Erik's brother who has become a ruthless poacher since Erik's been away from him and has developed his father's hatred and racism, different from Erik.
** The 2012 sequel [[spoiler: has Torsten, a cold, sociopathic corrupt cop who is behind the recent murders, all so that his "family", which he constantly abuses, wouldn't break with the realization that he is cheating]].
** And in the 2018 series, while every episode hasn't been released yet, the main villain at first seems like Benjamin Abrahamson, who targets the wealthy mining company owner Markus Lindmark, seemingly out to criticize his business affecting the nature of Norrland, [[spoiler: but turns out he's really out for revenge because Markus destroyed his father's career. Benjamin is killed in the fourth episode on Markus' orders, setting up the true villain as Markus Lindmark himself, who is willing to kill anyone who remotely critizes his business]].
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler: The series is setting up Markus Lindmark as the true main villain, and kills people who criticize him and his business because he wants to complete his current projects which are constantly stopped by activists]].
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* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Torsten in the sequel is utterly batshit despite his facade of a kind and well-meaning if slightly harsh family man and constatly abuses his family both emotionally and physically. He's also the true killer behind everything occuring in the small town, which ironically he does because he cheated on his wife and doesn't want the truth to come out because it could tear apart the family]].
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Leif, who is very openly racist and goes on a huge rant about how much he hates immigrants. This is definitely inherited from his father, though.
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* CorruptCop: Eriks partner Lasse Bengtsson is as chummy with the poachers as you can get.
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* CorruptCop: Eriks Erik's partner Lasse Bengtsson is as chummy with the poachers as you can get.
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* [[FinnsWithFearsomeForests Finn With a Knife]]: Tomme in the first film, and Jari in the second.
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* [[FinnsWithFearsomeForests [[UsefulNotes/FinnsWithFearsomeForests Finn With a Knife]]: Tomme in the first film, and Jari in the second.
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Savage and disturbing even by UsefulNotes/NordicNoir standards, ''The Hunters'' draws inspiration more from films like Film/{{Deliverance}}, Film/StrawDogs1971 and Film/FirstBlood than the standard PoliceProcedural fare. It helped to cement the image of ''"Norrland"'' (northernmost Sweden or ''Lappland'' as it's also known) (Everything from ''Hälsingland'' and above) as a sort of Hillbilly mixture between the SavageSouth and GrimUpNorth for the rest of the country. Needless to say, many Norrlanders hate this movie (and Kjell Sundvall) to this day.
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Ove, a developmentally disabled man who can hardly speak, and spends most of his time in a watchtower whittling wooden guns. He witnesses [[spoiler: Leif]] murdering the Russian berrypickers wife and things go downhill from there.
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Ove, a developmentally disabled man who can hardly speak, and spends most of his time in a watchtower whittling wooden guns. He witnesses [[spoiler: Leif]] murdering the Russian berrypickers wife and things go downhill from there.there.
*WriteWhatYouKnow: Director and co-writer Kjell Sundvall is a Norrlander himself.
*WriteWhatYouKnow: Director and co-writer Kjell Sundvall is a Norrlander himself.
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* ChekovsGun: A literal example. Erik is able to tie [[spoiler: Tomme]] to the poaching racket, because he recognizes his gun (a hunting rifle with a [[CoolGuns wolf's head stock)]] in the bootleg slaughterhouse.
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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: A literal example. Erik is able to tie [[spoiler: Tomme]] to the poaching racket, because he recognizes his gun (a hunting rifle with a [[CoolGuns wolf's head stock)]] in the bootleg slaughterhouse.
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* SanitySlippage: [[Spoiler: Leif]] starts suffering from this when he realizes he won't make it.
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* DirtyCoward: Håkan is the most chicken-livered of all the hunters, and panics at any sign of trouble.
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* CorruptHick: In addition to being [[EvilPoacher evil poachers]], [[spoiler: the hunters]] are all tax cheats and embezzlers. And you know, murderers and rapists.
* CorruptHick: In addition to being [[EvilPoacher evil poachers]], [[spoiler: the hunters]] are all tax cheats and embezzlers. And you know, murderers and rapists.
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* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: When [[spoiler: Ove]] is lured by [[spoiler: Leif]] to be ShotAtDawn under the guise of a hunting trip, he catches on to him and pulls the trigger. It's empty.
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* EvilPoacher: What they actually are.are.
* KindheartedSimpleton: Ove, a developmentally disabled man who can hardly speak, and spends most of his time in a watchtower whittling wooden guns. He witnesses [[spoiler: Leif]] murdering the Russian berrypickers wife and things go downhill from there.
* KindheartedSimpleton: Ove, a developmentally disabled man who can hardly speak, and spends most of his time in a watchtower whittling wooden guns. He witnesses [[spoiler: Leif]] murdering the Russian berrypickers wife and things go downhill from there.
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* RougishPoacher: What the townsfolk view Leif and the boys as.
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* RougishPoacher: RoguishPoacher: What the townsfolk view Leif and the boys as.
** * EvilPoacher: What they actually are.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Hunters gang-rape Nena to spite Erik, in a very disturbing scene.
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* RougishPoacher: What the townsfolk view Leif and the boys as.
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* RougishPoacher: What the townsfolk view Leif and the boys as.
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* FromBadToWorse: What started out as a relatively standard poaching racket [[spoiler: although on a massive scale and involving Eriks family and friends]] escalates into a crescendo of rape and murder. Four people end up dead, including [[spoiler: Eriks brother and half-brother.]]
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* FromBadToWorse: What started out as a relatively standard poaching racket [[spoiler: although on a massive scale and involving Eriks family and friends]] escalates into a crescendo of rape and murder. Four people end up dead, including [[spoiler: Eriks brother and half-brother.]]]]
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Hunters gang-rape Nena to spite Erik, in a very disturbing scene.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Hunters gang-rape Nena to spite Erik, in a very disturbing scene.
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* NewOldWest: To such a degree, that a Hollywood remake was actually in development for a while. However, Kjell Sundvall cut it off because he didn't think the plot (modern day Nevadan cowboys maiming ranch horses for fun) was a good enough cultural translation of poaching in Northern Sweden.
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* NewOldWest: To such a degree, that a Hollywood remake was actually in development for a while. However, Kjell Sundvall cut it off because he didn't think the plot (modern day Nevadan cowboys maiming ranch horses for fun) was a good enough cultural translation of poaching in Northern Sweden.Sweden.
* FromBadToWorse: What started out as a relatively standard poaching racket [[spoiler: although on a massive scale and involving Eriks family and friends]] escalates into a crescendo of rape and murder. Four people end up dead, including [[spoiler: Eriks brother and half-brother.]]
* FromBadToWorse: What started out as a relatively standard poaching racket [[spoiler: although on a massive scale and involving Eriks family and friends]] escalates into a crescendo of rape and murder. Four people end up dead, including [[spoiler: Eriks brother and half-brother.]]
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--> '''Lasse:''' ''"Erik, listen to me. We don't have any serious crime like you did in Stockholm. We need to keep a good relation with these people."''
--> '''Erik:''' ''"You're coddling them, and they're laughing behind your backs. Can't yu see?"''
--> '''Erik:''' ''"You're coddling them, and they're laughing behind your backs. Can't yu see?"''
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* CorruptCop: Eriks partner Lasse Bengtsson is as chummy with the poachers as you can get.
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* ChekovsGun: A literal example. Erik is able to tie [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Tomme]] to the poaching racket, because he recognizes his gun (a hunting rifle with a [[CoolGuns wolf's head stock]] in the bootleg slaughterhouse.
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--> '''Leif:''' ''"Relax. There's not a cop around for ten miles."''
''The Hunters'' (Swedish ''Jägarna'') Is a 1996 Swedish UsefulNotes/NordicNoir film, written and directed by Kjell Sundvall.
Stockholm cop Erik (Rolf Lassgård) has decided to move back to his hometown in northernmost Sweden, after being involved in a traumatic shootout with a robber. Arriving on the day of his father's funeral, Erik receives a warm welcome from his brother Leif (Lennart Jähkel) and all his childhood friends. Deciding to stay, he takes a job as a criminal detective in their small town, and immediately takes an interest in the [[EvilPoacher widespread poaching]] which the other cops seemingly aren't troubled by at all.
Unbeknownst to Erik, he has just set some terrible gears in motion, and he might not like what he finds in this TownWithADarkSecret.
Savage and disturbing even by UsefulNotes/NordicNoir standards, ''The Hunters'' draws inspiration more from films like Film/{{Deliverance}}, Film/StrawDogs1971 and Film/FirstBlood than the standard PoliceProcedural fare. It helped to cement the image of ''"Norrland"'' (northernmost Sweden or ''Lappland'' as it's also known) as a sort of Hillbilly mixture between the SavageSouth and GrimUpNorth for the rest of the country. Needless to say, many Norrlanders hate this movie (and Kjell Sundvall) to this day.
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* AbusiveParents: Axel (Erik and Leif's dad) was by all accounts an utter monster, with Leif bearing the brunt of the abuse.
* AsianHookerStereotype: Leif's gang treats Nena (the Filipina waitress at their LocalHangout) like this.
* ChekovsGun: A literal example. Erik is able to tie [[Spoiler: Tomme]] to the poaching racket, because he recognizes his gun (a hunting rifle with a [[CoolGuns wolf's head stock]] in the bootleg slaughterhouse.
* CoolCar: The Hunters ride classic American muscle cars and 4x4's everywhere they go.
* NewOldWest: To such a degree, that a Hollywood remake was actually in development for a while. However, Kjell Sundvall cut it off because he didn't think the plot (modern day Nevadan cowboys maiming ranch horses for fun) was a good enough cultural translation of poaching in Northern Sweden.
''The Hunters'' (Swedish ''Jägarna'') Is a 1996 Swedish UsefulNotes/NordicNoir film, written and directed by Kjell Sundvall.
Stockholm cop Erik (Rolf Lassgård) has decided to move back to his hometown in northernmost Sweden, after being involved in a traumatic shootout with a robber. Arriving on the day of his father's funeral, Erik receives a warm welcome from his brother Leif (Lennart Jähkel) and all his childhood friends. Deciding to stay, he takes a job as a criminal detective in their small town, and immediately takes an interest in the [[EvilPoacher widespread poaching]] which the other cops seemingly aren't troubled by at all.
Unbeknownst to Erik, he has just set some terrible gears in motion, and he might not like what he finds in this TownWithADarkSecret.
Savage and disturbing even by UsefulNotes/NordicNoir standards, ''The Hunters'' draws inspiration more from films like Film/{{Deliverance}}, Film/StrawDogs1971 and Film/FirstBlood than the standard PoliceProcedural fare. It helped to cement the image of ''"Norrland"'' (northernmost Sweden or ''Lappland'' as it's also known) as a sort of Hillbilly mixture between the SavageSouth and GrimUpNorth for the rest of the country. Needless to say, many Norrlanders hate this movie (and Kjell Sundvall) to this day.
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!!Provides Examples Of:
* AbusiveParents: Axel (Erik and Leif's dad) was by all accounts an utter monster, with Leif bearing the brunt of the abuse.
* AsianHookerStereotype: Leif's gang treats Nena (the Filipina waitress at their LocalHangout) like this.
* ChekovsGun: A literal example. Erik is able to tie [[Spoiler: Tomme]] to the poaching racket, because he recognizes his gun (a hunting rifle with a [[CoolGuns wolf's head stock]] in the bootleg slaughterhouse.
* CoolCar: The Hunters ride classic American muscle cars and 4x4's everywhere they go.
* NewOldWest: To such a degree, that a Hollywood remake was actually in development for a while. However, Kjell Sundvall cut it off because he didn't think the plot (modern day Nevadan cowboys maiming ranch horses for fun) was a good enough cultural translation of poaching in Northern Sweden.
