Controversial banned horror with ‘riotously violent’ plot now available on Netflix
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. A ‘riotously violent’ horror film that was once banned is now available to watch on Netflix. The Hunt, released in 2020, follows 12 total strangers who wake up in a clearing with no idea where they are or how they got there.
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They’re soon plunged into a fight for survival as a group of bloodthirsty elites hunt them down for sport. However, tired of being hunted, Crystal (Betty Gilpin) hatches a plan to turn the tables on her pursuers. Directed by Craig Zobel, the film featured a star-studded cast alongside Glow star Gilpin, including Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank, Glenn Howerton, and Ethan Suplee.
![[No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Universal/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (14205604gx) THE HUNT, foreground from left: Yosef Kasnetzkov, Betty Gilpin, 2020. ph: Patti Perret / ? Universal Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection - 2020]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234107209-ab22.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
It became one of the most talked about films of 2020 that, as posters stated, no one actually saw, as it was swiftly pulled from its September 2019 release. Universal pulled the plug on The Hunt following several mass shootings in the US in the space of a few days.
![[No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Universal/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (14205604gm) THE HUNT, Betty Gilpin, 2020. ? Universal Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection - 2020]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234107219-06b4-e1734948241670.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Marketing for the film ceased after the deaths of 31 Americans in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio in separate shootings. A statement from the studio read: ‘After thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film.
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