Plot
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...
Release Year: 2010
Rating: 6.3/10 (1,257 voted)
Director:
Ian Sharp
Stars: Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison, Gareth Reeves
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.
Cast: Ray Winstone
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Arjan van Diemen
Temuera Morrison
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Kereama
Gareth Reeves
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Maj. Pritchard Carlysle
Mark Mitchinson
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Saunders
Daniel Musgrove
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Pvt. Rennick
Andy Anderson
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Bryce
Mick Rose
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Sgt. Leyborne
Jodie Hillock
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Lucy
Tim McLachlan
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Levin
Stephen Papps
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Police Officer
Steve Reinsfield
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Drake
Filming Locations: Karekare Beach, Karekare, Waitakere, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Box Office Details
Budget: $6,500,000
(estimated)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
User Review
Old school action with a heart
Rating: 8/10
I saw Tracker at a preview screening a few days back and wasn't sure
what to expect - The idea of Ray Winstone attempting a South African
Accent in particular made me nervous. And it does get off to a slowish
start. But...
As soon as the chase is underway the film really opens out. Moments of
genuine threat, tension and some really quite crunchy violence are
counterbalanced by a pervading air of melancholy - hunter and hunted
have both lost everything - and an increasing dramatic weight to the
story as they find common ground whilst engaged in a high risk game of
cat and mouse.
It's not the most psychologically complicated movie in the world,
basically being a boys own action film, but it's made well, with
obvious love and attention to detail plus two towering central
performances from the leads. And it has a heart. By the time the film
reached it's climax I was properly choked up and genuinely on the edge
of my seat.
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