Tracker (2010)

An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his ... See full summary »

Director:

Ian Sharp

Writer:

Nicolas van Pallandt

Stars:

Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison, Gareth Reeves

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ray Winstone	...	Arjan van Diemen
Temuera Morrison	...	Kereama
Gareth Reeves	...	Maj. Pritchard Carlysle
Mark Mitchinson	...	Saunders
Daniel Musgrove	...	Pvt. Rennick
Andy Anderson	...	Bryce
Mick Rose	...	Sgt. Leyborne
Jodie Hillock	...	Lucy
Tim McLachlan	...	Levin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jed Brophy	...	Posse Soldier Barker
Stephen Papps	...	Police Officer
Steve Reinsfield	...	Drake
Stephen Ure	...	Recruitment Clerk

Storyline

An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he's innocent of the crime. When faced with the life changing decision to turn him in or set him free only one man will walk away alive.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Taglines:

Never Stop Running!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

New Zealand UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

A nyomkövető

Filming Locations:

Karekare Beach, Karekare, Waitakere, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eden Films, Phoenix Wiley, T.H.E. Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The movie poster has New Zealand in the background, but the DVD cover has Monument Valley, USA in the background.

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Quotes

Arjan van Diemen: During the war, me and my men would cut off the trigger fingers of the bravest British officers we captured - only the bravest, mind, the ones most worthy of respect. Do you understand that? That's what I did to people I respected.
Kereama: Doesn't leave much hope for me then, does it?
Arjan van Diemen: Hope kills fools like you every day.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 21 April 2011 (2011)

User Reviews

Competent but ultimately unconvincing

There are many things to like about this film. The cinematography is wonderful; the story is simple; the acting is creditable. But sadly, for me, it is let down by a very unconvincing relationship between the "tracker" and the "tracked", both of whom work hard to shift the balance but, in my opinion, do not ever do so.

The plot is familiar. "Savage" in the form of a returning Maori (Morrison) kills soldier in apparent self defence and runs. He is tracked by van Diemen (Winstone) a Boer with his own fish to fry and some disturbed and disturbing British soldiers. There is a promising start to the chase, but, as the "game of cat and mouse" should hot up it seems to cool off, evaporate and lose its way.

Perhaps it gets bogged down in detail about what the players are doing in New Zealand in the first case and why they are fighting their corners. Whatever it is that flaws the early promise the film unravels and we are left with a rather predictable ending, and anti-climax, and no real resolution to the "game".

I am sure there are much better scripts than this to transfer into film. Indeed much better use could and should have been made of this script.

Disappointing.