Tracks (2013)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: John Curran

Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Rolley Mintuma

Running time: 113 minutes

This 2013 film is the cinematic adaptation of Robyn Davidson’s memoir of the same name and it tells the story of Mrs. Davidson’s 9 months long journey through the Australian desert with her dog and some trained camels to carry her baggage.

I did not know what to expect when I started watching this particular title on Netflix. The film starts very slow, as it chronicles Robyn Davidson’s efforts to attain some camels for her journey and to learn to train them. Once her trip through the desert began, though, I was fully hooked and wanted to see where it led.

Mia Wasikowska offers a great performance as the main character, and it is a good thing she did, because she was carrying that whole film on her shoulders like camels in a desert. Most of the acting work to be done had to be done by her, and she pulled her weight and then some. Some scenes can be hard to take, especially for the animal lovers among us, but Tracks is a film well worth seeing. It is a great story of courage and of search for self.

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