Directed by:
John CurranScreenplay:
Marion NelsonCinematography:
Mandy WalkerComposer:
Garth StevensonCast:
Mia Wasikowska, Emma Booth, Adam Driver, Melanie Zanetti, Rainer Bock, Jessica Tovey, Robert Coleby, Jamie TimonyVOD (1)
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Tracks tells the incredible true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman who in 1977 undertook a perilous solo trek across 1,700 miles of stunning Australian outback. Abandoning city life, Robyn arrives in Alice Springs and declares her ambition to cross the desert to the Indian Ocean to the amusement of the locals. However after months of camping out and working on a camel farm people begin to take her seriously. A chance meeting with National Geographic photographer Rick Smoland (Adam Driver) provides her with the necessary financing for her expedition under the condition that he be allowed to photograph parts of her journey for the magazine. With only her dog and four unpredictable camels for company, she embarks on an inspiring and life changing journey of self-discovery. (Transmission Films)
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I was really excited about Tracks. The story hits close to home when it comes to travelling and so I was really curious to see the creators adapt it into a movie. The result certainly isn’t a bad movie. It beautifully introduces the relationship of a traveler Robyn and a photographer from National Geographic who would rather take pictures than help Robyn drag a camel out of a desert marsh. This relationship with the photographer was annoying at all the same moments when Robyn found it annoying, too, and it was okay when Robyn could deal with all his eccentricities. By the way, Mia Wasikowska was amazing as Robyn. What was worse was the directing that made this journey into something incredibly mystical and added unnecessary ethereal musical numbers at the wrong moments. Another issue was also the journey that Robyn decided to venture on. Her approach to the camels was certainly fair enough (at least in her eyes), but taking a dog along was purely selfish and it makes it hard to root for Robyn 100%. In any case, the movie was definitely interesting and it’s definitely worth watching.
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