The Hunters (1977)

Original title

Οι κυνηγοί

Directed by

Thodoros Angelopoulos

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Greece

Runtime

2h 48m

Rated

U

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of hunters find the body of a dead man in the snow and their encounter with the corpse triggers memories and confrontations about Greece's wartime past. The film weaves together their stories across different time periods.

slow-burnsomberreflectivemelancholiccontemplativebleaksparsepolitical

What happens

The Hunters (Greek: Οι Κυνηγοί, translit. Oi kynigoi) is a 1977 Greek dramatic art film directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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