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The Hunted (2003 film)

The Hunted is a 2003 American action thriller film directed by William Friedkin. It stars Tommy Lee Jones as a retired civilian contractor and SOF Trainer, who is tasked with tracking down a former student of his, played by Benicio del Toro, who has gone rogue; Connie Nielsen also stars.

The film was released on March 14, 2003. It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $46 million against its $55 million budget, making it a box-office bomb.

Aaron Hallam, a special forces operator, successfully assassinates a Serbian military leader in the Kosovo war, receiving a Silver Star but suffering from mental trauma due to the death and destruction he witnessed. In Oregon's Silver Falls State Park, he confronts two men, who are deer hunters with sniper rifles, whom he believes are not genuine hunters. They chase him but fall victim to his traps and Hallam kills both of them with a knife.

Meanwhile, L. T. Bonham, a former survival instructor who instructed Hallam, lives secluded in British Columbia. He rescues an injured white wolf caught in a snare, treats it, and confronts the man responsible for the trap. Later, the FBI approaches Bonham for help in capturing Hallam. Bonham hesitantly joins an FBI task force led by Abby Durrell and proves that Hallam, not multiple attackers, killed the hunters. He convinces Abby to let him track Hallam alone but must carry a radio.

Bonham finds Hallam's belongings in a cave and encounters him. Hallam explains he killed the hunters because he believed they were government agents sent to kill him. Despite Bonham's attempts to persuade him to surrender, they fight, and Hallam is tranquilized and arrested by the FBI using Bonham's radio signal.

During interrogation, Hallam is uncooperative and fixated on discussing animals rather than his actions. He only wants to speak with Bonham, who advises him against revealing military secrets. Abby learns from Bonham that his father prevented him from enlisting after losing his brother in Vietnam. Instead, Bonham became a tracker.

Hallam is handed over to current operators of his former unit, led by Dale Hewitt, who warns Hallam can't be criminally prosecuted due to classified military assignments. On the way to transfer him, Hallam realizes he is to be executed to keep him silent and escapes, killing the operatives.

Bonham and the FBI pursue Hallam, who hides at his ex-girlfriend's house in Portland. Tension rises between them until Hallam flees as Abby arrives. Bonham pursues him but nearly gets hit by a car Hallam steals. They later find Hallam's Silver Star and a letter accusing Bonham of sending the hunters, revealing Hallam's paranoia.

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