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7.5/10   745 votes
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Director:
Rolf de Heer
Writer:
Rolf de Heer (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 August 2002 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
The Fanatic. The Follower. The Fugitive. The Tracker. more
Plot:
It's 1922; somewhere in Australia. When a Native Australian man is accused of murdering a white woman... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
16 wins & 16 nominations more
User Comments:
A tremendously memorable film! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
David Gulpilil ... The Tracker

Gary Sweet ... The Fanatic

Damon Gameau ... The Follower
Grant Page ... The Veteran
Noel Wilton ... Fugitive
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Endangered (Australia) (working title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The music for this film is performed by Archie Roach, a popular aboriginal country musician. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002) (V) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
A tremendously memorable film!, 6 November 2005
10/10
Author: Tim Johnson from Fremantle, Australia

I watched this wonderful film last night on television after having, unfortunately, missed it during its house release several years ago. Even though it would have been far better to see the beautiful cinematography on the big screen I was still moved and highly impressed with this historically insightful look under the carpet of our history.

It is an interesting coincidence that I watched The Proposition several days ago and was able to watch The Tracker last night-both films, although separated by roughly fifty years, still circle the same historical period in that they both deal with Australia's adolescence and it is this historical backdrop that binds these films together in my mind.

If a film returns to my thoughts after I have watched it, regardless of the geographical setting or the chronological period, that film is successful by my standards and if you wakeup the next morning replaying scenes of the film then it certainly is a winner-that is exactly what happened this morning. De Heer's script and direction created a haunting movie. The subtlety of the nuances made for a deeply intellectual journey through the tracks of these different people embroiled in activities beyond their understanding. Is this the paradigm of human existence? De Heer is to be congratulated for writing a scrip dealing with historical topics generally bypassed by commercial film makers and then directing that film with such sensitivity and understanding. It is rare to see a film that paints such a critical view of the relationship of the Aboriginal people and the close-mindedness of the Anglo settlers during that first century of contact. The definitive film about this contact has yet to be made and I for one anxiously await its production. We know so little, even if we make a concerted effort to locate the sources, about this early period of racial interaction. In the history of the world has there been such a diametrically antagonistic confrontation between peoples? The accuracy of this contact drama seems to have been lost because of the very nature of the discontinuity between these peoples. De Heer attempted to redress this lack of information and due to the brilliance of his insights, as well as the brilliance of the cast, we the audience are the better for having watched their work.

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