The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Two young orphans in the Tirolian Mountains come under siege by a vicious band of hunters. Frightened of being separated by child services following the death of their mother, a self-sufficient 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother - who hasn't spoken a word since seeing his father killed by the mayor - strive to live off the land in peace. Their innocence is shattered, however, when a group of hunters led by the mayor's son brutalizes and rapes the free-spirited girl. Later, when a well-meaning social services worker arrives too late to protect the terrorized siblings, the girl and her brother prepare to take a stand against their ruthless attackers.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Markus BlunderDirector
- Stephen T. BartonWriter
- Markus BlunderWriter
- Robert MillerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sophie LoweThe Girl
- Maximilian HarnischThe Boy
- Gustaf SkarsgårdThe Butcher
- Peter StormareThe Mayor
- Tim Morten UhlenbrockThe Friend
- Annica BejhedThe Social Worker
- George LenzThe Clerk
- Nelly GschwandtnerThe Hunter's Wife
- Julia DietzeThe Butcher's Wife
- Hansa CzypionkaThe Priest
- Jonas LauxThe Father
- Jacqueline Le SaunierThe Mother