Why did the little girl lie about Lucas?

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In The Hunt (2012) I didn't understand why the little girl told lies about Lucas.

Is it just a random thing?



Best Answer

Klara was hurt when Lucas told her that she shouldn't kiss him. In Klara's eyes, Lucas is an ideal man. Then the following lies she told are just side effect of the environment she's in and she doesn't realise how bad it was.




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Why did Klara lie about Lucas?

Seeing the consequences of her lie, Klara tells her mother she made up the story and that Lucas is innocent. But her mother explains to her that Klara's brain is trying to suppress the memory of Lucas abusing her. Faced with both versions of the story, the mother chooses to believe to the false one.

Why did Klara lie in the hunt?

Vinterberg's film adeptly makes the point that Klara's lie is a result of confusion \u2013 a leakage of a kind of tectonic ambiguity which exists beneath contemporary society, muddying the relations between adults and children.

What happens to Lucas in the hunt?

In The Hunt, Lucas is wrongfully accused of child molestation. Despite little evidence, he is shunned by his entire community. He loses his friendship with his best friend, his son becomes an outcast at school and he breaks up with his girlfriend.



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Answer 2

She had a crush on Lucs and even kissed him on the lips in one scene (something only to be done with parents as Lucas reminded her). Lucas had probably noticed this and would ignore or reject her behavior. So I guess she just grew mad or jealous and said those things.

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