The Hunter
- 2011
- Australia
- 102 min
- 15
- Directed by: Daniel Nettheim
- Written by: Julia Leigh, Alice Addison, Wain Fimeri
- Cast: Willem Dafoe, Frances O'Connor, Sam Neill
- UK release: 6 July 2012
Martin (Dafoe) is a mercenary hired to track down the presumed extinct Tasmanian Tiger; during his hunt he meets recently widowed Lucy (O'Connor) and her young children. Dafoe is fun to watch, but it's basically another tale of an alienated male loner who becomes a better person around kids.
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The Hunter
12 Jun 2012
Willem Dafoe heads to Tasmania in this enjoyable if not entirely effective drama
A classical music-loving mercenary (Willem Dafoe) is hired by a shady biotech company to carry out a hit in Australia. His target is to secure the DNA of the presumed extinct Tasmanian Tiger. Posing as an academic researcher, he lodges at the ramshackle…
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