WHO’S IN IT?
Guy Pearce (Memento), Robert Pattinson (Twilight), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Gillian Jones (Last Train To Freo), David Field (Chopper), Tawanda Manyimo (Rage), Anthony Hayes (Rabbit-Proof Fence), Susan Prior (Muriel’s Wedding), Ben Armer (film debut), Jamie Fallon (Ned), Gerald Coulthard (film debut)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), director, writer, producer; David Linde (Y Tu Mamá También) and Liz Watts (Little Fish), producers; Antony Partos (Disgrace), composer; Natasha Braier (Somers Town), cinematographer; Peter Sciberras (Hail), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Ten years after a devastating global economic collapse, an Australian drifter named Eric (Pearce) travels across the Outback to find the gang of thieves that stole his car, the one possession he has left. Crossing paths with a wounded member of the gang, the American Rey (Pattinson), Eric takes the naïve young man as his accomplice…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
With an intriguing futuristic premise and a winning duo of two accomplished and charisma-driven actors, The Rover should be a delight for those seeking the next big revenge drama of the year.