Taglines: Some mysteries should never be solved.
The independent and lonely hunter Martin David is hired by the powerful biotech company Red Leaf to hunt down the last Tasmanian tiger. Red Leaf is interested in the DNA of the animal and Martin travels to Tasmania alone. He poses as a researcher from a university and lodges in the house of Lucy Armstrong.
Martin learns that Lucy’s husband has been missing for a long time and he befriends her children, Sass and Bike. When Martin goes to the village, he has a hostile reception from the locals. Along the days, Martin spends his days in the Tasmanian wilderness chasing the Tiger and becomes closer and closer to the Armstrong family. But Red Leaf wants results no matter the costs.
The Hunter is a 2011 Australian drama film, directed by Daniel Nettheim and produced by Vincent Sheehan, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Julia Leigh. It stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Frances O’Connor. Dafoe flew to Hobart, Tasmania for the premiere of the film at the State Cinema. The film opened to the Australian public in cinemas on 29 September 2011.
The Hunter (2012)
Directed by: Daniel Nettheim
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgana Davies, Frances O’Connor, Finn Woodlock, Jacek Koman, Callan Mulvey, John Brumpton, Sullivan Stapleton, Maia Thomas, Dan Spielman
Screenplay by: Alice Addison
Production Design by: Steven Jones-Evans
Cinematography by: Robert Humphreys
Film Editing by: Roland Gallois
Costume Design by: Emily Seresin
Set Decoration by: Christopher Bruce
Art Direction by: Amanda Sallybanks
Music by: Michael Lira, Andrew Lancaster, Matteo Zingales
MPAA Rating: R for language and brief violence.
Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: April 18, 2012
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