The Hunter | Porchlight Films

2011

English

Thriller

Based on the novel by Julia Leight

Cast

Willem Dafoe,

FRANCES O'CONNOR, SAM NEILL

Director

Daniel Nettheim

Writers

Screenplay by Alice Addison

Original Adaptation by Wain Fimeri & Daniel Nettheim

Producer

Vincent Sheehan

Other Key Creative

Cinematographer

Robert Humphreys

Developed with the assistance of

Screen Australia

Screen Tasmania

SPARK participant 2004

Cinemart participant 2004

Sales Agent

Entertainment One

Distributor

Madman Entertainment

Where to buy

Available from iTunes

Original Soundtrack
download now from iTunes

DVD & Blu-Ray from DVD retailers

The Hunter (novel) by Julia Leigh
available from good booksellers
or at www.penguin.com.au

Based on the acclaimed novel by Julia Leigh, The Hunter is a powerful psychological drama that tells the story of Martin, a mercenary sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a dramatic hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2011

Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, October 2011

Festival de Rio, Brazil, October 2011

Abu Dhabi Film Festival, October 2011

Doha International Film Festival, Qatar, October 2011

Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands, January 2012

Belgrade International Film Festival, Serbia, February 2012

Luxembourg City Film Festival, March 2012

South by Southwest, USA, March 2012

Beijing Panorama, China, April 2012

Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania, June 2012

Durban International Film Festival, South Africa, July 2012