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Information
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 112 min.
- Director
- John Curran
- Genres
- Drama, Biography
- Rating *
- 7.2
- Votes *
- 6,872
- Checks
- 1,160
- Favs
- 81
- Dislikes
- 12
- Favs/checks
- 7.0% (1:14)
- Favs/dislikes
- 7:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Tracks is a woman's journey through the Australian desert with three camels and a dog, based on a true experience chronicled in National Geographic back in the 70s, which spun out into a book. It's important to say "based" because even the people who lived it (Robyn Davidson and the photographer Rick Smolan who met with her a few times during the journey) say it's an interpretation and they're quite fine with it. Obviously, on a thing like this, the cinematography has to be great, and it is. Everything else hangs on the few actors featured for any length of time, and Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver carry the film easily. But what struck me most is the outward pointlessness of Robyn's journey, simply a thing that had to be done for its own sake, transformative even though the point was not necessarily to be transformed, cleansing even though she did not need to be cleansed. The point is to start walking and never stop. It's about momentum, if anything. And along the way, that became poignant. The film's Robyn is painted as someone who doesn't think she feels comfortable with other people (perhaps the adaptation's key invention), but this is put to the test. A fine film about a unique journey, physically and spiritually. 8 years 9 months ago -
Amuda
Visually extremely well made. So beautiful, with lots of great shots of the dessert and experimenting too.
I never knew the dessert could be so beautiful!
But story-wise it was lacking a bit. I never really god the feeling, that she thought it was tough walking the 3200km, and I never really got a feeling for why she didn't like being around people, and why she felt the need to walk.
But Mia Wasikowska did a great job as always. Superbly acting! 9 years 7 months ago -
Emiam
6+/10
SVT Play, April 2020. Interesting as hell if you like travel, discoveries, challenges & finding yourself!
I just agree with Amuda about the story and what it lacks. 4 years ago