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.
The Tracker (2002)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:29
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: An engrossing drama.
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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Reviews for The Tracker
The film's bleakly inevitable ending packs a wallop and its hauntingly desolate images linger long after the story is told.
The Tracker is a deftly rendered Australian parable about white racism and aboriginal survival in the face of the politics of violence and domination.
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.
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.
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.
de Heer wrote the lyrics to ten original folk songs which beautifully complement the mostly visual film
[Gulpilil] is a commanding screen presence, and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass.
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.
A painting brought to life, The Tracker is an enigmatic visual essay set on a vast Australian landscape.
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