After the Hunt almost had a very different ending, with the original idea being a more effective conclusion to the movie. After the Hunt is heavily dependent on an ambiguous tone , with Alma (and the audience) unsure over who is telling the truth amid her student Maggie's accusations against her friend and colleague, Hank.

This builds to After the Hunt 's purposefully anticlimactic ending , where no one faces consequences for their actions. It's also very different from the original ending, which would have retained that ambiguity while giving the central character a full arc and moral decision. The original ending for After the Hunt was really different and a better fit for the movie.

After The Hunt's Original Ending, Explained

After the Hunt 's original ending was a ble

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