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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.
Jun 20, 2014 · The Rover: Directed by David Michôd. With Guy Pearce, Chan Kien, Tek Kong Lim, Tawanda Manyimo. 10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his only possession, his car.
- (52K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- David Michôd
- 2014-06-20
A decade after the collapse of the western world, Australia has become a lawless wasteland. As desperate outsiders pillage the country's precious mineral resources, taciturn Eric (Pearce) travels from town to town searching for signs of life.
Jun 13, 2014 · It’s the images of "The Rover" that linger—a truck flipping by a window, a man collapsing under the interrogation of another, a gun sale that ends in violence, the climax.
Feb 6, 2014 · The Rover is set in a world ten years following the collapse of the western economic system, where Australia’s mineral resources have drawn the desperados and dangerous to its shores. With society in decline, the rule of law has disintegrated and life is cheap.
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- Susan Prior
- David Michod
The world of The Rover is one of rampant crime, paranoia, and suspicion, and its emotional register is oddly disaffected: even more stolid than your average apocalyptic/western genre film. Even callous survivors, maverick outlaws, and badass cowboys have a sentimental underbelly.
Jul 18, 2014 · Overview. 10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his car through the lawless wasteland of the Australian outback, aided by the brother of one of the thieves. David Michôd. Director, Screenplay, Story. Joel Edgerton.
