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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 to the family; however, as his attachment to the family grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly mission.
 
Directed by DANIEL NETTHEIM
Produced by VINCENT SHEEHAN
Screenplay by ALICE ADDISON
Original Adaptation by WAIN FIMERI
DANIEL NETTHEIM
Based on the novel, THE HUNTER by JULIA LEIGH
Executive Producers LIZ WATTS
ANITA SHEEHAN
PAUL WIEGARD
Director of Photography ROBERT HUMPHREYS ACS
Editor ROLAND GALLOIS ASE
Production Designer STEVEN JONES-EVANS APDG
Costume Designer EMILY SERESIN
Casting JANE NORRIS
MULLINARS CONSULTANTS
Original Score by MATTEO ZINGALES
MICHAEL LIRA
ANDREW LANCASTER
Martin WILLEM DAFOE
Lucy FRANCES O’CONNOR
Jack SAM NEILL
Sass MORGANA DAVIES
Bike FINN WOODLOCK
Middleman JACEK KOMAN
Rival Hunter CALLAN MULVEY
Publican JOHN BRUMPTON
Pool Player DAN WYLLIE
Doug SULLIVAN STAPLETON
Free JAMIE TIMONY
Simon DAN SPIELMAN
Shakti MAIA THOMAS
Jarrah MARC WATSON-PAUL
Martin Stunt Double MARK HENNESSY
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“ENGROSSING AND THOUGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT. Director Nettheim threads the stories together with a firm hand and evocative visual style.” – Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post
“**** A SLOWBURN THAT I COULDN’T LOOK AWAY FROM. I was left thinking about the film long after it ended and I really couldn’t ask for anything more.” – Mark Bell, Film Threat
“A TAUT, WELL-MADE THRILLER. Director Nettheim keeps a brooding, controlled pace.” Jake Coyle, AP
“A BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED OUTDOORSMAN’S THRILLER.” – Kyle Smith, NY Post
“WILLEM DAFOE IS MAGNETIC.” – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out NY
“Dafoe invests every action with a sense of purpose.” – Sam Adams, The Onion
“HAUNTING, ATMOSPHERIC AND FULL OF MYSTERY” – Hollywood Reporter
“A VISUAL STUNNER.” – Austin Trunick, Under The Radar
“You know a film must be special when it stays with you for days after seeing it.” – Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk
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