The Tracker
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| Directed by | Rolf de Heer |
| Written by | Rolf de Heer |
| Starring | Gary Sweet David Gulpilil |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Country |  Australia |
| Language | English |
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The Tracker is an Australian drama film produced in 2002. It was directed and written by Rolf de Heer. It is a set in 1922 in outback Australia where a racist white colonial policeman (Gary Sweet) used the tracking ability of an Indigenous Australian tracker (David Gulpilil) to find the murderer of a white woman. The tagline is: "All men choose the path they walk.'
David Stratton described the film as ..a remarkable film...[1]
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[edit] Plot
The film is set in the early 20th century Australian outback, where four men are following an Aboriginal man who has been accused of murder. The characters in the film are referred to by their characters rather than by names, they are: The Tracker (David Gulpilil), The Fanatic (Gary Sweet), The Follower (Damon Gameau), The Veteran (Grant Page) and The Fugitive (Noel Wilton).[2]
[edit] Cast
- David Gulpilil as The Tracker
- Gary Sweet as The Fanatic
- Damon Gameau as The Follower
- Grant Page as The Veteran
- Noel Wilton as The Fugitive
[edit] Awards
2002 - Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Actor in a leading role (David Gulpilil)[3]
2002 - Australian Writers Guild
- Angwie award (Rolf de Heer)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s1285321.htm] (accessed 2008-05-30)
- ^ Wilson, Jake (Winter 2002), “Looking Both Ways: The Tracker”, Cinema Scope, <http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/03/24/tracker.html>.
- ^ AFI Award winners 1969-2005, <http://www.afi.org.au/awards/pastwinners/Features_1969-2005.pdf>. Retrieved on 4 June 2008
[edit] External links
- The Tracker at the Internet Movie Database
- The Tracker at the National Film and Sound Archive
- The Tracker at Vertigo Productions
