Tracker

It's 1903: South African farmer Arjan can Diemen has lost everything - his wife, children, farm and home - in the brutal Boer War in which he fought against the colonising British. Arriving in New Zealand, he is immediately hired by...
New Zealand Production
Feature 2011 Drama 102.00 minutes
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What should be a simple job for Arjan, a master tracker, turns into a gripping and dangerous game of cat and mouse as Kereama repeatedly escapes and is recaptured, all the while insisting on his innocence. As each gains and loses the upper hand, they gradually get to know and respect each other. In an emotional and high-risk showdown, their tenuous bond is tested in the face of a military posse led by Major Carlyle (Gareth Reeves).
2011: Toronto International Film Festival

Directors

Ian Sharp

Producers

David Burns
Trevor Haysom

Screenplay Writers

Nicolas van Pallandt

Executive Producers

Stephanie Pettigrew
Sue Cook
Gareth Wiley
Richard Fletcher

Cast

Ray Winstone
Arjan
Temuera Morrison
Kereama
Gareth Reeves
Major Carlyle

Crew

Harvey Harrison | Director of Photography
Rick Koefed | Production Designer
Sean Barton | Editor
Bob Buck | Costume Designer

Production Company

Distributor

Transmission Films

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