The Tracker
2002·Drama·1h 30m
7.1
★
Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced Indigenous man.
Directed by Rolf de Heer
australia
fanatic
racism
outback
australian outback
1920s
aborigine
thoughtful
australian western
western australia
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Cast
David Gulpilil
The Tracker
Gary Sweet
The Fanatic
Damon Gameau
The Follower
Grant Page
The Veteran
Crew
Rolf de Heer
Director
Rolf de Heer
Writer
Domenico Procacci
Executive Producer
Rolf de Heer
Producer
Rolf de Heer
Lyricist
Popular Reviews
14 reviews
WooWoo
2.0★ · 09/22/25
The concept of the character the tracker was good but the actual movie is not great.
I couldn’t get myself to care about this film it was so bland and boring and it felt like nothing linked.
*I couldn’t find subtitles that actually fit the movie so I couldn’t understand what they were saying half of the time. (Maybe it would’ve been better if I had them)
I couldn’t get myself to care about this film it was so bland and boring and it felt like nothing linked.
*I couldn’t find subtitles that actually fit the movie so I couldn’t understand what they were saying half of the time. (Maybe it would’ve been better if I had them)
The concept of the character the tracker was good but the actual movie is not great.
I couldn’t get myself to care about this film it was so bland and boring and it felt like nothing linked.
*I couldn’t find subtitles that actually fit the movie so I couldn’t understand what they were saying half of the time. (Maybe it would’ve been better if I had them)
I couldn’t get myself to care about this film it was so bland and boring and it felt like nothing linked.
*I couldn’t find subtitles that actually fit the movie so I couldn’t understand what they were saying half of the time. (Maybe it would’ve been better if I had them)
Harry
10.0★ · 07/09/25
Rewatched one of my favourite movies. Everything from the soundtrack to the cinematography is well placed. David Gulpilil was amazing. Simple but powerful, it’s one of the best Australian movies
Rewatched one of my favourite movies. Everything from the soundtrack to the cinematography is well placed. David Gulpilil was amazing. Simple but powerful, it’s one of the best Australian movies
Luisa Moller
6.6★ · 08/24/23
David Gulpilil's screen presence is enormous. He was always far and beyond the most memorable aspect of any project he had a significant role in, no matter how high in quality the rest of the project was. In this film he's electric, acting circles around his white co-stars who are simply trying their best (to varying degrees of success). Rolf de Heer's directing is great, the use of the paintings was an especially outstanding creative choice. On the other side of that, I really hate the music choices used here. Completely fucks up multiple scenes. The execution scene should be the film's most powerful moment but it's completely undermined by the music choices.
David Gulpilil's screen presence is enormous. He was always far and beyond the most memorable aspect of any project he had a significant role in, no matter how high in quality the rest of the project was. In this film he's electric, acting circles around his white co-stars who are simply trying their best (to varying degrees of success). Rolf de Heer's directing is great, the use of the paintings was an especially outstanding creative choice. On the other side of that, I really hate the music choices used here. Completely fucks up multiple scenes. The execution scene should be the film's most powerful moment but it's completely undermined by the music choices.
Jack Dearden
8.2★ · 04/23/23
Uh oh one of the most beautifully shot films alert
Uh oh one of the most beautifully shot films alert
sarah
8.0★ · 01/23/26