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The Tracker [DVD]

David Gulpilil (Actor), Gary Sweet (Actor), Rolf de Heer (Director, Writer) Rated:
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3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 130 ratings
IMDb7.3/10.0
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Format Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor Grant Page, Rolf de Heer, David Gulpilil, Damon Gameau, Gary Sweet, Noel Wilton
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Featuring a mesmerizing and fearless performance from David Gulpilil (Walkabout, Rabbit-Proof Fence), THE TRACKER is at once a mystery, an adventure, and a pointed commentary on the atrocities committed against the Aborigines. In 1922, an Aboriginal tracker leads two mounted policeman and a civilian through the Australian Outback on the hunt for a black fugitive who is charged with killing a white woman. The group struggles through extremely rugged terrain inhabited by hostile aborigines, wild animals, and poisonous reptiles. Though treated as a virtual slave by the white men leading the search, it becomes clear that the Tracker has his own agenda. Through massacre and murder the party falls into disarray, stirring up questions of what is black and what is white and who is leading whom.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Rolf de Heer
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon Gameau, Grant Page, Noel Wilton
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Art Mattan
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000A7Q2KA
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Rolf de Heer
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Mark Mellon
    5.0 out of 5 stars A tough, minimalist Australian Western
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020
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    This is a hardboiled, downright brutal at times, Australian “Western” along the lines of The Proposition, but with a more stripped down plot and a deeper focus on the nation-continent’s racism, specifically white persecution of aboriginals.

    Set in 1922, the film puts you in the middle of things from the start: three white policeman in the bush, sent to catch a fugitive aboriginal accused of murdering a white woman, led by an aboriginal tracker. Rather than names, the mythical aspect is stressed through calling the characters by terms that describe their personalities, the Fanatic, the senior policeman, the Follower, a raw, new recruit, and the Veteran, a saddened, weary, older man.

    As you can probably guess from his name, the Fanatic is just that, a miserable, sadistic racist who delights in the abuse and murder of aboriginals. Despite continual setbacks, largely his own fault, he drives the search party on to catch their quarry, always demanding absolute obedience and control. Most of his abuse is reserved for the Tracker, the smiling, deferential aboriginal guide who patiently plods ahead on foot while the whites ride on horseback, as his keen, bush savvy eyes unerringly pick out the escaping Fugitive’s path.

    Despite his complete underdog status, regarded as less than human by the whites, especially the vicious Fanatic, the Tracker quickly proves to have carefully hidden reserves of cunning, resourcefulness, and knowledge the whites consider him simply incapable of possessing. He’s brilliantly underplayed by the aboriginal actor David Gulpilil, who was also in The Proposition. One way or another, he continually gets the better of the Fanatic as he leads the whites further into the bush. Gary Sweet also gives a good performance as the Fanatic, practically foaming at the mouth in his murderous frenzy to abuse aboriginals, men, women, and children alike, made all the more terrifying by his staring, intense, pale blue eyes.

    There are frequent scenes of brutality against aboriginals with the worst depicted through shots of Mother Hubbard style primitive paintings. It’s still tough to watch and made even more horrible by knowing such behavior was not only condoned, but frequently honored. The Follower, played by Damon Gameau, has an interesting story arc as he steadily grows more repulsed by the Fanatic’s indiscriminate slaughter. Like any good Western, landscape is one of the most important characters. The Tracker is deeply satisfying from that aspect as well with frequent, long, lyrical tracking shots of Australia’s bush, from rocky, lifeless plains to endless, rugged mountain vistas covered with scrub, as awe inspiring in its worn, weathered way as the American West. Most interesting of all are the aboriginal characters, especially those at the end who remain true to the ancient traditions, ominously rattling long spears at a white intruder.

    I recommend this film to anyone who likes a good Western or those interested in Australian history, warts and all. Viewer be warned, however. Like The Proposition, you’ll need a pretty strong stomach to watch this one.
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  • Ramona Merrifield
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Tracker
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2008
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    There are five men in this story, none of whom have names. In the cast list they are called: The Tracker, The Fanatic, The Follower, The Veteran and The Fugitive. This is a brutal story told in a very non-brutal way. The story is told to us through a folk song. We see the actors as they trek across the continent led by the Tracker (David Gulpilil) who follows the trail left by the fugitive although none of the whites can see it. The Tracker walks, the white men ride horses. We understand from the beginning that The Fanatic (Gary Sweet) has a fear and hatred of natives that becomes exacerbated as he rides. As they come upon a village of natives, he cannot control himself and here the film could become brutal but while we see his facial contortions, see him mouth the words we hear the folk song and when the actual brutality occurs a native-type painting of the scene appears on the screen so that sensitive folks like yours truly will not be offended by the event. It is like cave art depicting the historical scene.
    As the story unfolds, each brutal scene is depicted thus and the song continues. One of the men, The Veteran (Grant Page), begins to realize that the hatred is uncalled for and feel sympathy for the natives. My favorite among a host of amazing scenes is the one long lingering shot of the face of the Fugitive (Noel Wilton) as he walks and then that of the Tracker and then each of the white men in turn. Nothing is said; you just linger with the camera on each of these men and read their thoughts in silence. Another great scene is the one where the Fanatic tells the Tracker how ignorant, helpless, shifty et cetera blacks are and why he feels it is his duty to whip them until they learn. All the while we know that the Tracker is in complete control of the situation and it is our fervent hope that all ends well for him.
    We enjoyed David Gulpilil in "Rabbit-Proof Fence" and "Walkabout" and thought that he was even better in this film directed by Rolf de Heer and filmed in Australia in 2002. It is 95 minutes long and is available on DVD. If you cannot find it locally, it is available at Amazon.com. We give this one a full five stars.
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  • james adams
    4.0 out of 5 stars Slow but Absorbing
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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    Not a great critic but this movie sucks you in. The story line is apparent as in the title. The characters are adept for the role given them. Enjoyed the music break-ins with the still life pictures which gave punctuation to the moment., Also, enjoyed and respected the aborigines sense of justice. Most entertaining and thought provoking.
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  • Realtime
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tracker
    Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2024
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    Racial in equality related to indigenous people not so different from the United States .
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  • Huckleberry
    3.0 out of 5 stars Ok movie
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2024
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    Liked how he got even
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars really excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022
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    Between the music, the scenery, the quiet, we get a unique atmosphere that carries the film. You know early on, not just because of the title, that the tracker is to be the key character here. The so-called fanatic is just that, and a symbol for white racism, oppression, and violence throughout the world. If there is a weakness in the film it is that he is too symbolic, not really a person. He is so evil, and needlessly violent, that you cannot wish him anything good at all, (spoiler alert) so his end is more than justified. The younger man is perhaps symbolic of what white people could be if they would only let go of their many hatreds and prejudices. A fine film on many levels.
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  • RN
    1.0 out of 5 stars Looks Like A Poor 1972 Movie
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2021
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    I only watched 20 minutes which was way more than enough. Overlong, annoying music in the beginning is a turn-off as is the written-on-screen descriptions of who the characters are in the film rather than explaining them through actions and dialogue. Wooden actors struggle to deliver lines from a weak script. It goes downhill from there.
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  • Gabriele
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top
    Reviewed in Italy on November 24, 2024
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    Ottimo film
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  • Yves Rouzic
    3.0 out of 5 stars mention (import anglais) trompeuse
    Reviewed in France on February 1, 2016
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    Quand même dommage de lire (import anglais) et d'avoir en audio, italien seulement, ça diminue vraiment le plaisir à profiter de ce film
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  • Margit S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars sehr sehenswerter australischer Film
    Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2013
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    Dieser Film (2002) handelt von einem Aborigine (australischem Ureinwohner), der als Spurensucher fuer und mit zwei weissen Polizisten und einem Veteranen einen anderen Aborigine durch das "Outback" verfolgt, der eine weisse Frau umgebracht haben soll. Die Handlung spielt im Jahr 1922.
    Der Film ist spannend und ruhig (fast meditativ) zugleich, kommt mit ganz wenig Worten aus, die aber sehr tiefgehend sind. Der Film wird getragen von der Musik, gesungen von dem bekannten aboriginal Saenger Archie Roach. Der Film beleuchtet ein dunkles Kapitel der australischen Geschichte, spricht die Grausamkeiten an , zeigt sie aber in gemalten Bildern, was die Ungeheuerlichkeiten auf subtile Art und Weise noch hervorhebt. Ureinwohner waren unuebertroffen in der Spurenfindung, was der Film auch eindruecklich zeigt. So genau wie die Spurenfinder (die "Tracker") waren, muss man auch den Film aufmerksam verfolgen, damit man die subtilen Hinweise voll schaetzen kann.
    Die Hauptrolle wird von David Gulpilil als dem "Tracker" hervorragend gespielt. Obwohl er der Geknechtete ist, ist er der Ueberlegene, und die Macht der Weissen laesst ihn unberuehrt.
    Der Regisseur und Drehbuchautor ist Rolf de Heer (1951), der auch Preise fuer seinen Film "10 canoes" (2006) bekam - auch ein Film mit und ueber Aborigines - .Die Qualitaet seiner Filme sind auf der Ebene von Filmen wie "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975) von Peter Weir. Sie koennen sich an ArtHouse Kultfilmen messen.
    Nicht verwechseln darf man den Film von Rolf de Heer mit anderen Filmen, die den selben Titel tragen: "Tracker"!
    Schade ist an dieser von Amazon gelieferten Fassung, dass sie von einer italienischen Firma gemacht wurde, d.h. die Untertitel sind nur auf italienisch, nicht auf deutsch. Es gibt auch die englische Originalfassung, aber die Texte der Lieder haben keine englischen oder deutschen Untertitel . Wenn man englisch kann, sollte man sich nicht von den fehlenden deutschen Untertiteln abhalten lassen. Der Film ist gut verstaendlich auf englisch und die Bildsprache ist ueberwaeltigend schoen und eindringlich, genauso wie die Musik und der Inhalt des Films.
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  • E. Yaneva
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2012
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    I love this movie, the only thing that I didn't expect was the Italian language DVD, good it has English audio but the En subtitles are only for hearing impaired and that's a little annoying.
    In general about the movie-love the music, the pictures, the director has done a great job with composition and expressing the violent scenes in a mild manner. No wonder had won so many awards.
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  • Stephen A. Haines
    5.0 out of 5 stars There are many trails to justice
    Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2007
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    When Philip Noyce directed "Rabbit-proof Fence" - a film about Aborigine children escaping white captivity - he hired David Gulpilil in the role of the "black tracker". With forty thousand years of experience in the Australian bush under their belts [sic?], the Aborigines are trackers without peer. The European invaders quickly learned to use them in tracing missing children, criminals and other tasks. In the "Special Features" of "Rabbit-proof Fence", Noyce comments on his sudden awareness that Gulpilil virtually redefined the role. With no lines - none are needed - David makes clear that an Aborigine would find the children. But he "misses" them in passing, glancing over his shoulder to where they were hiding in the scrub. He presumed the real tracker sent after them had done something similar. In this film, David Gulpilil is the lead role, and clearly defines it in his own way. Even writer-director de Heer is unlikely have the savvy to devise a script to achieve what Gulpilil accomplishes here.

    The story is of three whites, two of whom are policemen, to chase down an Aborigine murder suspect. The leader, a fanatic racist, is no exaggeration as Australian history has shown. The young policeman is an eager innocent, but flexible. To him it's part of a new job. The third white is a "squatter", conscripted to fill out the group. As "The Tracker", Gulpilil must lead them over a sparse landscape with few clues to the suspect's passage. The trail is scanty, the man elusive, and the whites are totally dependent on Gulpilil's abilities. In one scene, as the group arrives at the edge of a stony plain, the young policeman objects that there's no trail to follow. The expanse of pebbles is extensive and no sign of human passage can be made out. Gulpilil wearily points out the clues to the young man, who retires abashed as The Tracker smiles slyly. The hunt continues.

    White-Aborigine relations are a sorry record, as this film dramatically portrays. Gulpilil is scorned and badgered, even by the men who so sorely need his skills. The hunters encounter a group of Aborigines, and the head policeman banters and abuses them mercilessly. Although Gulpilil warns that the Aborigines not only cannot speak English, even he doesn't understand their "different language, Boss". Resentful and frustrated, the officer shoots each member of the group. Holding up his pistol, he declares it to be "the language of this country". The hunt continues.

    Director de Heer takes full advantage of the vast beauty of the Australian bush with compelling scenes. His best talents, however, come to light with the many close-ups of the tracker and white pursuers. David's expression at the killing of his fellow Aborigines is enigmatic, and he remains stoic throughout the film - until the end. Even when the leader threatens Gulpilil with taking "your own ears back with me" if they don't catch the suspect. He shackles Gulpilil who must now carry a length of chains while finding the trail. As the group closes with the fugitive, the tension builds under de Heer's skilful touch.

    De Heer adds some interesting nuances to this film. There are scenes introduced or portrayed by Aborigine-style paintings. The opening is one such, as are the killings of the Aborigine group and others. Additionally, de Heer uses Archie Roach, one of Australia's "stolen generation" to provide the background music - not quite Aborigine and not quite European. The effect adds fresh levels of intensity to an already gripping story. And the fugitive? De Heer's inventive story concludes with a surprising twist, one that North Americans may find daunting to comprehend. All the more reason to see this film for its revelations. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]
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