The Rover (2014)

Directed by

David Michôd

Genre

drama film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 1,066 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man chases the thieves who stole his car in the Australian outback after a global economic collapse. He forces a wounded stranger to help him track them down.

bleakslow-burntensegrimsparserawunsettlingdesolate

What happens

The Rover is a 2014 Australian dystopian Western drama film written and directed by David Michôd and based on a story by Michôd and Joel Edgerton. It is a contemporary Western taking place in the Australian outback, ten years after a global economic collapse. The film stars Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, and features Scoot McNairy, David Field, Anthony Hayes, Gillian Jones, and Susan Prior. It premiered out of competition in the Midnight Screenings section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2014. The film screened at the 2014 Sydney Film Festival on 7 June 2014, followed by the theatrical release of film in Australia on 12 June 2014. It had a limited release on 13 June 2014 in New York City and Los Angeles before expanding wide on 20 June 2014 in the United States. The film earned seven nominations at the 4th AACTA Awards: Best Direction, Best Lead Actor for Guy Pearce, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Pattinson, Best Production Design, Best Original Music Score, Best Supporting Actress for Susan Prior, and Best Sound, winning the last two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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