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The Hunter
2011 · Film · 102 min
Directed by Daniel Nettheim
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
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There's a fantastic movie about this - The Hunter. Strongly recommend. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1703148/
That's a very good movie. It's based on a superb novel [1] by the Australian writer and director Julia Leigh. The film captures the quiet, minimalist style of the book really well.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunter_(Leigh_novel)
There's a nice little film with Willem Dafoe about this, called The Hunter, showcasing the beautiful Tasmanian wilderness. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunter_(2011_Australian_film)
The novel, by Julia Leigh [1], is also wonderful. Recommended for fans of minimalist authors such as J. M. Coetzee, Philip Roth and Cormac McCarthy.
I thought the film captured the tone of the book extremely well, perhaps more than any adaptation I've seen. I loved the fact that the film explains very little (and neither does the novel), just lets the story tell itself through images and sound. Both are underappreciated gems.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Julia-Leigh/dp/0571200192
There's an indie film I quite enjoyed called The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe, that fictionalizes the demise of the last remaining tiger. I recommend it highly for the outdoor landscapes and non-traditional plot alone.