The Hunter

The Hunter (2011)

Timing: 1:42 (102 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2011-10-06

Country

Australia

Production

Entertainment One, Screen Australia, Madman Entertainment, Porchlight Films, Screen NSW, Screen Tasmania, Fulcrum Media Finance

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Adventure

Budget

$0

Revenue

$1 680 778

Website

http://www.thehuntermovie.com/

Director

Daniel Nettheim

Actors

Willem Dafoe, Frances O'Connor, Sam Neill, Jacek Koman, Callan Mulvey, Dan Wyllie, Sullivan Stapleton, Morgan Davies, Finn Woodlock, Jamie Timony
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Scenario

Producer

Vincent Sheehan, Liz Watts, Paul Wiegard, Anita Sheehan

Operator

Robert Humphreys

Composer

Artist

Audition

Jane Norris

Editing

Roland Gallois
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• The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the Tasmanian wolf, thylacine, or Thylacinus cynocephalus, which translates from Greek as 'pouched animal with a dog-like head,' is an extinct species of marsupial carnivore. It is called the Tasmanian tiger because of the stripes on its back.
• Julia Leigh, the author of the book the film is based on, is also the director and screenwriter of the 2011 Australian film "Sleeping Beauty," which was released the same year. However, she was not actually involved in either the screenplay or the direction of this film.
• "The Hunter" is director Daniel Nettheim's first feature film since "X Generation" (2000), released after an interval of almost 11 years. During this period, Nettheim worked in television.
• The final shot reads: "Traps and snares are illegal in Tasmania."
• During filming in the Tasmanian wilderness in Australia, Willem Dafoe had to contend with leeches. He joked to the press that he didn't lose a drop of blood. Ironically, considering his previous Australian film, "Splice" (2009), was about vampires. Incidentally, Sam Neill co-starred with him in both films.
• Following its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, Magnolia Pictures acquired the US distribution rights to the film for 2012.
• Approximately 40% of the film was shot in Tasmania – Australia's southernmost small island. Specifically in Maydena, Deloraine, and Florentine Valley.
• The film's protagonist, Martin David, played by Willem Dafoe, is mentioned only as M. in the original novel.
• The beginning of the film features original black-and-white archival footage of what was essentially the last Tasmanian tiger living in captivity.
• Julia Leigh's novel, on which the film is based, was awarded the French Prix de l'Astrolabe Etonnants Voyageurs and the British Betty Trask Award. The book was noted by the New York Times and was also nominated for several literary awards. In addition, the novel was translated into 9 languages and widely distributed. The film, however, was made only 12 years after the book’s first publication in 1999.
• On the film's posters, Willem Dafoe is listed first, followed by Frances O'Connor, and then Sam Neill.
• On the film posters, Willem Dafoe is listed first, followed by Francis O'Connor, and then Sam Neill.