The Tracker (2002 film)

The Tracker
Theatrical film poster
Directed byRolf de Heer
Written byRolf de Heer
Produced byRolf de Heer
Julie Ryan
Starring
CinematographyIan Jones
Edited byTania Nehme
Music byGraham Tardif
Distributed byUmbrella Entertainment
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeA$818,388 (Australia)[1]

The Tracker is a 2002 Australian drama film/meat pie Western directed and written by Rolf de Heer and starring David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet and Damon Gameau. It is set in 1922 in outback Australia where a colonial policeman (Sweet) uses the tracking ability of an Indigenous Australian tracker (Gulpilil) to find the alleged murderer of a white woman.

Plot

1922, somewhere in Australia. An Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman, and three white men (The Fanatic, The Follower and The Veteran) are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced aboriginal man (The Tracker).

As they travel through the rugged Australian outback, each suffers under the stern hand of The Fanatic, who will stop at nothing to bring the accused to justice, even if that means sacrificing the others to reach the goal.

Meanwhile, the motives of The Tracker remain elusive, and despite their relentless pursuit the men always seem to be a half-day behind their quarry.

After the death of one of the men, and a surprise mutiny, what endgame awaits for the group, and the enigmatic Tracker to whom they have entrusted their survival.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in the semi-arid, rugged Arkaroola Sanctuary, in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. De Heer used an intentionally small film crew, saying that "It's all a much better process ...".[3] The film is intercut with paintings by Peter Coad which portray brutal actions not shown, while the lyrics of the soundtrack (written by De Heer) form part of the narrative, and are sung by Archie Roach with music composed by Graham Tardif.[4]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 88% based on reviews from 33 critics, with an average 7.1/10 rating.[5] Based of 16 critics on Metacritic, the film have a score of 71 out of a 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four calling the film "haunting" and the performances "powerful".[7] David Stratton described the film as "remarkable".[8]

Walter Addiego of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote "See the film mainly for the quiet and powerful work of Gulpilil in the title role".[9] Slant Magazine's Jay Antani was quoted saying "The Tracker is the first significant movie to find its way into American theaters in 2005".[10]

Awards and nominations

Awards Category Subject Result
AACTA Awards
(2002 AFI Awards) 		Best Film Julie Ryan Nominated
Rolf de Heer Nominated
Best Direction Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor David Gulpilil Won
Best Editing Tania Nehme Nominated
Best Cinematography Ian Jones Nominated
ARIA Award Best Original Soundtrack Album Graham Tardif Nominated
ASSG Award Best Sound Won
AWGIE Award Best Film - Original Screenplay Rolf de Heer Won
Cinemanila International Film Festival Best Actor David Gulpilil Won
FCCA Awards Best Film Julie Ryan Won
Rolf de Heer Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor David Gulpilil Won
Best Editing Tania Nehme Nominated
Best Cinematography Ian Jones Won
Best Music Score Graham Tardif Won
Ghent International Film Festival Grand Prix Award Rolf de Heer Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
Inside Film Awards Best Feature Film Julie Ryan Won
Rolf de Heer Won
Best Direction Nominated
Best Script Nominated
Best Actor David Gulpilil Won
Best Music Graham Tardif Won
Best Cinematography Ian Jones Nominated
Best Sound Nominated
Paris Film Festival Press Award Rolf de Heer Won
Screen Music Award Best Original Song Graham Tardif Won
Valladolid International Film Festival Jury Special Prize Rolf de Heer Won
Golden Spike Award Nominated
Venice Film Festival SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention Won
Golden Lion Nominated

Soundtrack

The Tracker
Soundtrack album by
Archie Roach
ReleasedAugust 2002
GenreWorld, folk
LabelMana Music, Mushroom Records
Archie Roach chronology
Sensual Being
(2002) 		The Tracker
(2002) 		The Definitive Collection
(2004)

A Soundtrack was released in August 2002. The album is credited to Australian musician Archie Roach. The soundtrack won best soundtrack at the 2002 Film Critics Circle of Australia.[11]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album[12]

Track listing
  1. "Wide Open Spaces" (instrumental) - 1:20
  2. "Far Away Home" - 3:41
  3. "Trouble Coming" - 2:22
  4. "Approaching" (instrumental) - 0:29
  5. "My People" - 3:49
  6. "After the Valley of Sorrow" (instrumental) - 0:29
  7. "All Men Choose the Path They Follow" - 5:16
  8. "Walk to Destiny" (instrumental) - 1:45
  9. "The Chain" - 2:18
  10. "A Spear" (instrumental) - 1:05
  11. "Contradiction" - 2:02
  12. "Life Matters" - 0:44
  13. "Friction" (instrumental) - 1:15
  14. "Gungalaria" - 3:16
  15. "Hanging Tree" (instrumental) - 0:40
  16. "My History" - 3:45
  17. "Drowning" (instrumental) - 2:02
  18. "Hope Always" - 4:27

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia August 2002
Mushroom Records 334932

See also

References

  1. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Film Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ Wilson, Jake (January 2003). "Looking Both Ways: The Tracker". Senses of Cinema. No. 24.
  3. ^ "Production Notes (The Tracker)" (PDF). Vertigo Productions. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ Ebert, Robert (2006). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 708–709. ISBN 0-7407-6157-9. The Tracker plot.
  5. ^ "The Tracker". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 October 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "The Tracker". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ^ "The Tracker". Chicago Sun-Times.
  8. ^ Stratton, David (4 March 2002). "The Tracker". Variety.
  9. ^ Addiego, Walter (19 March 2004). "Film Clips/Also opening today". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Review: The Tracker". Slant Magazine. 24 February 2005.
  11. ^ "The Tracker Soundtrack Audio CD - performed by Archie Roach". Amazon.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2002: 16th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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