

28 minutes. Two men. One forest. Zero mercy.
A young terrorist is trapped by Gavras, a hunter of the Special Intervention Unit who is tracking him. Then starts a long walk through the forest, each one trying to dominate the other.
Direction
Stéphane Olijnyk squeezes maximum tension from minimal runtime.
Cinematography
Forest becomes third character—oppressive, endless, alive.
Director
Stéphane Olijnyk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stéphane Olijnyk made this as a calling card for feature work, shooting in the Vosges mountains with essentially no budget.
The title's French original 'La Traque' emphasizes pursuit over capture—fitting for a film where resolution stays ambiguous.