The Hunter

Last night I wanted to find something different to see. I decided on The Hunter, an Australian film that takes place in Tasmania. Recently, I have been picking some really good flicks. The Hunter is an excellent film that stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, and Morgana Davies. 

The Hunter follows the independent and lonely hunter Martin David (Dafoe). He is hired by the powerful biotech company Red Leaf to hunt down the last Tasmanian tiger, one thought to be extinct. Red Leaf is interested in obtaining the DNA of the animal. When Martin arrives in a Tasmanian village, he poses as a researcher from a university and is lodged in the house of Lucy Armstrong (Frances O'Connor). Martin learns that Lucy's husband has been missing for a long time in the remote area where he plans to search for the tiger. During his time in the villiag he befriends her children, Sass (Morgana Davies) and Bike (Finn Woodlock).

Martin receives a hostile reception from the locals who are principally loggers and worried about losing their jobs. Martin spends many days in the Tasmanian wilderness chasing the Tasmanian Tiger and then returns to the Armstrong family. Things become complicated when Red Leaf wants results no matter the costs.

The Hunter is a beautiful, dramatic film with an unpredictable and sad plot. The Tasmania landscape is certainly the great attraction of film that is supported by a good story, two lovely children (Morgana Davies and Finn Woodlock) and the excellent Willem Dafoe. I highly recommend The Hunter.