The Tracker" is one of those rare films that deserves to be called haunting. It tells the sort of story we might find in an action Western, but transforms it into a fable or parable. Four men set out into the Australian wilderness to track down an accused killer, and during the course of their journey, true justice cries out to be done. The live action is intercut with paintings of events in the story, and the soundtrack includes songs about what happens. The performances are all the more powerful for being in a minor key. Here is a film about memory, sadness, tragedy and distance, not a film that dramatizes what it laments. Truffaut said it was impossible to make an anti-war film because the action always argued for itself; de Heer may have found the answer.
Roger Ebert.

A painting brought to life, The Tracker is an enigmatic visual essay set on a vast Australian landscape. The story seems simple - but as the characters journey deeper and deeper into the unforgiving terrain, at each turn we sink deeper into an abyss of complexities. Rolf de Heer’s work is a startling insight into issues of freedom, prejudice, discrimination and as we taste fear, hatred and defiance, we become mesmerised by the mysteries and unknowables of the human condition. The cast is small and effective – each cast member is unique and we follow each of their journeys. The landscape and music are also key players. We are constantly on edge, never knowing which tables are about to turn; it is interesting to observe the salient balance of power and how vulnerably it wavers in the breeze. Justice is found in surprising places – a reassuring thought.
Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile.