Trolls in Norway however are monstrous, semi-blind, oafish creatures. They live in groups in the caves in Norway's many inaccessible mountains and scout around for food at night. A few aggressive alpha trolls may even wander around all alone and terrorise the ignorant country people. Trolls are vulnerable to light and on exposure bright flashes will turn into stone. Oh, and they can easily smell the blood of Christians in their vicinity and would dearly love to kill them.
The government of Norway considers the preservation and population and territorial control of Trolls to be a secretive program of national importance. They appoint a couple of 'troll hunters' for this purpose and the Wildlife Board is in cahoots with the troll hunter to cover up evidence of existence and extermination of trolls in the countryside.
Despite the 'hunter' tag, the troll hunter doesn't really hate the trolls. He is more of a scientist-adventurer. He is also not a Christian. Troll hunting is a lonely, smelly and unpleasant job with a lot of travel involved within Norway. The troll hunter is forever smeared with goo from trolls' bodies in order to disguise his 'human' smell so that he can approach the trolls in their natural habitat undetected. Even the inside of his trailer home is a stinky mess. It is a job for life since he needs to be as skilled and knowledgeable as can be about trolls and the only way to learn is on the job.
The secrecy of this operation is threatened when a bunch of students start traveling with Hans, the troll hunter, and filming him on the job. He is surprisingly open to their queries and introduces them to many of the stakeholders in the operation. The photographer is killed by trolls as he is a Christian and another is called in to continue filming. By then the already hostile head of the Wildlife Board has had enough of the students and wants to get them out of the picture.
While the story is outlandish, the treatment makes it surprisingly believable and the movie stays with you for awhile after ending. The special effects complement the movie adequately despite the lost-and-found-documentary format. Otto Jespersen as the world-weary troll hunter turns in a good performance.
I felt sorry for the trolls and bears.
Watch.
