Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 23 nominations total
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- TriviaDuring the beginning of this film, actual original black-and-white archival footage is seen of the last ever Tasmanian Tiger living in captivity.
- GoofsPart of the film's premise is that the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) has poison glands. This is false. The Platypus does have poison glands, but the Tiger never did.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Martin David: [speaking on a public telephone] What you want is gone forever. Don't bother looking for me. I'm going to see the sights.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of 'The Hunter' (2012)
- SoundtracksRusalka: Song to the Moon
Written by Antonín Dvorák
Performed by Yvonne Kenny and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Featured review
I live in Tasmania and I know the country well enough. When I moved here in the 70's it was still considered possible that somehow the tiger had survived in some remote part of the island . Not So. Decades of intensive forestry and clearing and no hints of survival. Still the tantalizing reports occasionally surface. The animal has moved on to pure mythology. Into that scenario comes this beautifully filmed Eco thriller that has a great story line but is also about our beautiful island. The scenes are artfully mixed from various places in Tasmania and the original footage of the tiger is reproduced again for the big screen. How thrilling it was to see that old footage of the thirties (last definite sightings) again.This is the last surviving footage of a peak predator that was not a dog or cat relative but a marsupial and very strange. The film builds slowly and carefully, William Defoe is in a great role which he carries off so well Frances O'Connor and the kids are just entirely in the role! Go see this film if you have the chance and enjoy a beautiful movie I have avoided all discussion of the final 20 minutes go see it and be so surprised!! Its a beautiful and at times tense movie.
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- Also known as
- Thợ Săn
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $176,669
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,032
- Apr 8, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $1,680,778
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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