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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.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2004 Limited

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

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Has the same cinematic grandeur that people admire about John Ford's classic 'The Searchers' without that film's racist reflexes. It's mythmaking of a much higher caliber.

Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
01/20/04
Joshua Tanzer
Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff

The film's bleakly inevitable ending packs a wallop and its hauntingly desolate images linger long after the story is told.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/16/04
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

An engrossing drama.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/16/04
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

De Heer leaves no stone unturned in going for the ­obvious.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
01/16/04
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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The Tracker is a deftly rendered Australian parable about white racism and aboriginal survival in the face of the politics of violence and domination.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
01/15/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A stark moral fable told in the language of the sort of western that Hollywood has stopped making, this Australian film could be viewed as a companion piece to Rabbit-Proof Fence.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/15/04
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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This is one movie that may fare better on home video, where viewers can hit the mute button every time those awful ditties come along.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
01/15/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

A decent little exercise in nativist outrage.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/13/04
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
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Kept me engrossed.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/09/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A concentrated and wonderful film.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/07/04
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Though certainly not without merit, Rolf de Heer’s The Tracker commits the cardinal sin of cinema; it’s excruciatingly boring a good chunk of the time.

Full Review Source: eCinemaCenter.com | comment Comment
11/26/03
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
eCinemaCenter.com

de Heer wrote the lyrics to ten original folk songs which beautifully complement the mostly visual film

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
08/30/03
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

[Gulpilil] is a commanding screen presence, and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
04/10/03
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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A stunning piece of visual poetry that will, hopefully, be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in Australia’s film history.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Emma Westwood
Emma Westwood
Film Threat

A painting brought to life, The Tracker is an enigmatic visual essay set on a vast Australian landscape.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/09/02
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