Hunting Emma (2017)

• Year: 2017
• Released: 22 May 2018
• Country: South Africa
• Adwords: 1 win
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6523174/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hunting_emma
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Afrikaans
• MPA Rating: TV-14
• Genre: Action, Thriller
• Runtime: 102 min
• Writer: Deon Meyer
• Director: Byron Davis
• Cast: Leandie du Randt, Neels van Jaarsveld, Tim Theron

	5.9/10
	74% – Audience

Hunting Emma Storyline

Emma le Roux just wants to go home for the holidays. Gentle, beautiful, pacifist Emma. She’s made the trip to her father’s farm a thousand times. Piece of cake. But not today. Today she will cross paths with Bosman and Baz and Jay. And Boela and AJ and Piet. Bosman is the mastermind of the drug syndicate. A violent psychopath. Baz and Jay are his henchmen – violent dogs on a short leash. AJ and Boela, spoiled brats looking for validation, are on board to make a quick buck in the criminal underworld. And then there’s Piet, the weakling, who is willing to do just about anything for his cousin Bosman. Emma witnesses the murder of a policeman at their hands. And they see her seeing them. Now they’re hunting her down like an animal. She’s easy prey, after all – it’ll all be over soon. The problem is, Emma is the daughter of Jacques le Roux. And Jacques le Roux was a Special Forces soldier. The hunt isn’t going according to plan. Everything starts falling apart, and fast. At first they were driven by hate and revenge. Suddenly, it’s survival.

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Hunting Emma Movie Reviews

Wow!

Hunting Emma is a really good movie, I was really surprised! Leandie du Randt is an amazing actress! This was filmed and directed very well! Felt like I was watching a blockbuster movie!

functional exploitation

In South Africa, school teacher Emma LeRoux is on vacation still bitter from a heart-wrenching breakup. She’s a strict pacifist and her ex got into a fight. Her car breaks down on the way to her military father’s farm. She is taken by a violent criminal gang and witnesses the murder of a police officer.

This is basic exploitation fare. A few deficiencies do detract. First, the dad shouldn’t find her car so early. He can present the information in other ways. When he finds her car, it becomes a possibility that he would come to the rescue. It’s better for tension and for the premise to have her alone facing overwhelming odds. There are other little annoying things like why would Emma climb down off the cliff top only to be jumped by the guy. It’s unreal that she wouldn’t throw a bunch of rocks on his head. It should be raining rocks. The water is a nice touch and at least, it’s something new. She does do the same move twice challenging their man-hoods for them to drop their superior weapons. Once is fine but twice is repeating. As for the reformation of the pacifist concept, I don’t care. It’s certainly not good enough to change anybody mind. It might be good to show the boyfriend’s fight for context. Overall, this is functional exploitation but it’s not shocking enough to be great.

Anything can be used as a weapon

Emma (Leandie du Randt) is a mild mannered elementary school teacher in South Africa. She leaves for summer break. She had just broken up with her boyfriend because he hit another man in the face in defense. She is a pacifist. On her way to her dad’s home, her car breaks down in the veld and she happens to witness drug dealers killing a police officer. Emma goes on the run from the dealers who want to rape and kill her…and then she goes Uma Thurman all over them.

This is similar to many films out there, especially if they have “spit” in the title, except the rape was unsuccessful…sorry for the spoiler. Nothing spectacular but not a bad film.

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Guide: F-word. Near rape. No nudity.