Release Date
April 6, 2012 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
July 3, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Daniel Nettheim
Writer
Alice Addison
Cast
Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O'Connor, Morgana Davies, Jacek Koman, Dan Wyllie, Sullivan Stapleton, John Brumpton, Callan Mulvey, Finn Woodlock
Studio
Running Time
100 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language and brief violence
"The Hunter" is the story of Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin arrives in Tasmania posing as a scientist. He proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family whose father has gone missing. Usually a loner, Martin becomes increasingly close... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
When Willem Dafoe sets his sights on something, he's going to get it. That's too bad for the elusive Tasmanian tiger in the drama-thriller The Hunter, in which the celebrated actor plays a mercenary hired by a secretive military biotech company to track down the last remaining specimen of the animal. Usually a loner, he bonds with the troubled mother and her two children that he lodges with while on his quest. Full movie review »
