Tracks (2013)

A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.

Director:

John Curran

Writers:

Marion Nelson (screenplay), Robyn Davidson (book)

Stars:

Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl

2 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lily Pearl	...	Young Robyn
Mia Wasikowska	...	Robyn
Philip Dodd	...	Publican
Fiona Press	...	Publican's Wife
Daisy Walkabout	...	Ada
Rainer Bock	...	Kurt
Felicity Steel	...	Gladdy
John Flaus	...	Sallay
Ian Conway	...	Chilpi
Evan Casey	...	Evan
David Pearce	...	David
Jessica Tovey	...	Jenny
Darcy Crouch	...	Tolly
Brendan Maclean	...	Peter (as Brendan MacLean)
Jamie Timony	...	Bernard

Storyline

A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.

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Plot Keywords:

explorer | camel | photographer | australian outback | national geographic magazine | 

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Taglines:

Leave everything behind

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some partial nudity, disturbing images and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The book Rick is reading in the car at the end of the movie is Robert A. Heinlein's "Tunnel in the Sky" - about a group of people trying to live on an desolated, uninhabited planet.

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Goofs

As the photographer, Rick, Adam Driver says he was in Irian Jaya when fellow photographer, David Burnett, won the 'Capra' Medal (as in the film director, Frank Capra). There is no such thing. It is called the Capa Medal (formally, The Robert Capa Gold Medal), named after the famous photographer Robert Capa.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Robyn: Dear sir, I am planning to walk across the Australian desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean. A distance of 2,000 miles. The trip will take six to seven months. There are herds of feral camels roaming freely throughout Central Australia, and my idea was to capture a few and train them to carry my gear.

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Crazy Credits

The initial credits are shown over original photos from the "Tracks" book and the National Geographic article. The photos, taken by Rick Smolan, show Robyn Davidson during the actual walk.

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Connections

Referenced in David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema (2017)

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Soundtracks

The Southern Sea
Written and performed by Garth Stevenson

User Reviews

There is more to the desert than meets the eye.

I had been very excited about this movie after seeing the trailer. The story is exhilarating and after watching movies like "Into the Wild" and "127 Hours," I was waiting to see what was in store. As I sat down in my seat to see this at the San Francisco Film Festival I decided to erase all anticipation of the movie and just sit. The lights dimmed down, the audience shuffled into comfortable positions, and then began the movie. Almost two hours passed, and the film's credits began. The audience sat in their seats, myself included. We were mesmerized by John Curran's adaptation, Mia Wasikowska's tremendous performance, and Mandy Walker's impeccably/beautifully captured imagery. What stood out to me the most, though, was the perspectives of isolation and companionship. Marion Nelson did a fantastic job at taking the elements of the autobiography that gave us those perspectives, and as we watched Mia struggle through the desert with her four camels, dog, and occasionally the photographer (played by a genuine Adam Driver), we all began to understand her points of views in life as well as ourselves. So much motif was done with the desert, which I have to applaud John Curran for doing. I will be seeing this film again when it is released, and I hope you will too!

Details

Official Sites:

Hanway Films See-Saw Films

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Aboriginal

Release Date:

6 March 2014 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Tracks

Filming Locations:

Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,544, 21 September 2014

Gross USA:

$510,007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,853,509

Company Credits

Production Co:

See-Saw Films, HanWay Films, Screen Australia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.40 : 1