With Toronto International Fillm Festival announcing their initial line-up yesterday I somehow skipped over The Hunter, a drama starring Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, and Frances O’Connor. Directed by Daniel Nettheim, the film is based on a novel by Julia Leigh, who helmed the Cannes entry Sleeping Beauty (our review here). It certainly is gorgeous and convinces me to check this out when I touch down in Canada in September. Check it out below via /Film.
Synopsis:
Based on the acclaimed novel by Julia Leigh, The Hunter is a powerful psychological drama that tells the story of Martin (Willem Dafoe), a mercenary sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a dramatic hunt for the last Tasmanian Tiger. Against his wishes, Martin‟s only option is to stay at a base camp house with the despondent wife and spirited children of a missing zoologist. Drawn deeper into the wild landscape in his search for the mysterious Tiger, Martin‟s unexpected connection to the family and the majestic wilderness around him, forces him to confront the reality of his work and personal morality, with dramatic consequences.
The Hunter will premiere at TIFF in September and hit Australian theaters in October.
What do you think of the first teaser?