Review of The Hunter (2010) by Stephen C — 13 Jun 2013

If you think Iran is an evil country in the eyes of the West ,then there are a lot of excellent filmakers working in that country.

Rafi Pitts has made a gripping film which is set in the run up to Irans 2008 presidentail elections.

Pitts is outstanding in the lead as Ali a nightshift worker whos life is changed forever when his wife and daughter are killed in the crossfire of a police shoot out.

Ali is faced with police indifference to his plight and he becomes bitter and enraged.

Ali is also a crack shot and it a fit of rage he shoots and kills two policeman in a violent and random act.

He becomes a fugitive and is tracked down by two cops with varying ideas on law enforcement.

The film works because it keeps your interest and the fact that Pitts is mesmorizing in the lead role.

As a director Pitts is brave enough to repeat several shots and desaturates the stroger colours in order to give us a bleak idustrial Iran which is progressing forward but is leaving Ali behind.

The film is a great piece of soicial commentary and I for one will be keeping an eye on Pitts as this film is a masterpiece.