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The Tracker (2002)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:29
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: An engrossing drama.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The year is 1922. The Tracker (David Gulpilil, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Rabbit-Proof Fence) has the job of pursuing The Fugitive, an aborigine who is suspected of murdering a white woman, as... The year is 1922. The Tracker (David Gulpilil, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Rabbit-Proof Fence) has the job of pursuing The Fugitive, an aborigine who is suspected of murdering a white woman, as he leads three mounted policemen: The Fanatic, The Follower and also The Veteran across the outback. The Tracker, a mysterious and enigmatic figure whose true character remains unknown, assists them in their quest. As they move deeper into the bush and further away from civilization, the toxic forces of paranoia and violence begin to escalate, stirring up questions of what is black and what is white and who is leading whom. Their journey becomes an acrimonious and murderous trek that shifts power from one man to another, challenged by the indigenous people they come across as well as each other. -- © ArtMattan Productions [More]
Starring: David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Grant Page
Starring: David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Grant Page
Director: Rolf De Heer
Director: Rolf De Heer
Producer: Julie Ryan
Studio: ArtMattan Productions
Reviews for The Tracker
[T]he film emphasizes its fable qualities and sets the stage for its moral structure, which hinges on the merging of power and racism and the possibility of resistance.
[D]rags you across acres of despair, a harsh landscape of the angry, terrified side of human nature...
A high-minded film that at times verges on didacticism, The Tracker is redeemed by its adherence to a simple yet distinctive approach to storytelling and its uniformly strong acting.
De Heer doesn't want the violence to distract from the sadness and the substance of the movie's mythic history lesson. It's an inventive idea, one that probably doomed the movie's commercial prospects here in the States.
An imposing film that tackles a serious theme with dignity and even audacity and that features production values of the highest quality.
The Tracker is the first significant movie to find its way into American theaters in 2005.
Specially composed songs makes the study of men driven by primitive cruelty and ruthless justice something of a tone poem.
Combines a classic movie-Western setting and narrative with a Heart of Darkness-like morality play.
Interspersed with moments of great suspense, the tragic cat-and-mouse survival adventure overshadows the heavy-handed didacticism.
See the film mainly for the quiet and powerful work of Gulpilil in the title role.
As the scorned but ever-resourceful guide, Gulpilil has the richest role and makes the most of it.
The Tracker is one of those rare films that deserves to be called haunting.
The Tracker has the punch of a good Western with a clean and direct script plus an adventurous use of songs and folk paintings.
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