Snow White and the Huntsman is a 2012
dark fantasy action-
adventure film based on the
German fairy tale "
Snow White" compiled by the
Brothers Grimm. In the film's retelling of the tale, Snow White grows up imprisoned by her evil stepmother,
Queen Ravenna, a powerful sorceress. After Snow White escapes into the forest, Ravenna tells
Eric, the Huntsman that she will bring back his dead wife if he captures Snow White. After the Huntsman shifts his loyalty to Snow White, Ravenna disguises herself and tempts Snow White into eating a poisoned apple. The film is directed by
Rupert Sanders, his first feature film, and written by
Evan Daugherty, Martin Solibakke,
John Lee Hancock, and
Hossein Amini.