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Saturday, February 4, 2012

The Tracker (1:42) 2010

Set in 1902 New Zealand, Kereama is wrongly accused of murdering a British soldier. Knowing that will not receive a fair trial because is a Maori, Kereama escapes a runs towards the island's interior. A small troop of soldiers chase after him. Knowing that he is a native of the island,  the a British Army major hires an immigrant Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War as a tracker. When the Afrikaner captures Kereama, the pair heads back to headquarters. As time goes on, the Afrikaner realizes that Kereama is really innocent is a victim of racism. The Afrikaner lost his wife and daughters in the Boer War and rightfully blames the British for their deaths. If the Afrikaner releases his captive, he will lose the bounty he needs to begin again. If he brings Kereama in, the bounty is collected by he has condemned a man to death. Will he help the British army, the army that is responsible for his fanilies' death? I wish I had been able to see this movie on the big screen, the New Zealand scenery, especially the the waterfalls are breathtaking. Of course, being of Irish descent, I, too, have a poor opinion of past British government policies. This is a very interesting movie.

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