The Rover

Synopsis: Ten years after a global economic collapse, a cold-blooded drifter traverses the scorched Australian outback on a mission to track down the men who stole his last remaining possession - his car. When he crosses paths with a badly wounded member of the gang, he takes the vulnerable, naïve young man along as his unwitting accomplice.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): David Michôd
Production: A24 Films
  3 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
R
Year:
2014
103 min
$709,133
Website
546 Views


1

We're not turning

around. He's gone!

What do you mean, "He's gone"?

He was still moving.

I f***ing saw him still moving.

We killed people!

What do you mean? Turn

the f***ing car around!

He's gone! What are

we supposed to do?

Damn it, this sh*t's not worth

it for me to leave him there!

We killed people, man.

God damn it! Please, I'm begging

you. He's my f***ing brother.

I said this would happen.

F*** you, Archie!

F*** you!

You can't go anywhere

without your brother.

And I very almost got

my head blown off,

because he's a f***ing baby

who can't look after himself.

- F*** you!

- Sit still!

God damn it!

So then, now, look

what happens to him.

Can't be feeling

responsible for that.

If he was a man who

could look after himself,

he'd be accepting it right now.

F*** you. Say that again.

You heard me. You know it.

F*** you, Archie! Say that again!

If he was a man, he

wouldn't be crying about it,

he'd be accepting it.

Say that one more goddamn time.

I said it twice.

One more goddamn time, Archie.

If I said it again, I'd say

it the exact same way,

and that'd be three

times I said it!

F***!

Let's go. Come on,

come on, come on.

Come on!

Who's this?

- That's our truck, man.

- What?

What the f***'s he doing?

Jesus, f***!

F***!

F***!

F***!

- Is he giving up?

- He ain't giving up.

What's he doing?

What's he doing?

He's gonna keep following us, man.

Okay, okay, okay.

F*** you. F*** you.

He's moving.

What's going on with you, brother?

I said what's going on, brother?

I want my car back.

Yeah, I can see that.

You ain't gettin' it back.

I want my car back.

If you don't give it to me now,

I'm gonna get back in that truck and

I'm gonna stay on you till you do.

What makes you think I

won't kill you right here?

Huh?

Nothing makes me think that.

Come on, just for a little...

Area one, all clear. Over.

Do you need anything?

I'm looking for my car.

It's got three people in it.

It hasn't stopped here.

They needed petrol.

I haven't got any petrol.

Did you see it?

I haven't seen a car with three people

in it. Do you want to buy something?

I've got tins of stuff and some

auto accessories and other things.

I'm looking for a car

with three people in it.

Have you seen it?

No.

Anyone else seen it?

I don't know.

Who would know?

Maybe Grandma.

Where's Grandma?

Down there.

I'm looking for my car.

It's got three men in it.

Did it come through here?

What's your name?

Have you seen it?

What's your name?

Have you seen it?

Do you want something?

Do you want to sleep with a boy?

I've got a boy here

you can sleep with.

He's smooth like the

inside of your arm.

Stop f***ing whispering.

I need to buy a gun.

Stop f***ing whispering.

I'll f***ing kill ya.

- You understand?

- I need a gun.

F***!

F*** this sh*t!

F***ing son of a b*tch.

Shut up!

God, no.

No...

Have you got guns?

What does it look like

I'm doing up here?

I heard you. I heard what you need.

F***ing psycho.

Careful.

They're 30 each. That

one's 300. That one's 300.

And that one's 300.

I only take US dollars.

I don't have 300.

They're $300 US.

Can you do this one for less?

I told you how much they cost.

I don't have $300 US.

They're 300. You don't have

300, you can f*** off.

I'm looking for my car.

Have you seen it?

Tell me your name.

I want to know your name.

- Answer my question.

- Answer mine.

Answer my question.

I'm not gonna say it again.

Okay.

I'll call you "my baby."

My baby.

There was a car

and it had three men in it and

it did what most cars do.

It came in one direction

and left in the other.

That's all I can tell you about it.

The only detail I can tell you is the

detail that pertains to this place.

I can tell you what they drank.

I can tell you what

they smelled like.

I can tell you what they

said, if they said anything

and if I heard what it

was that they said.

What did they say?

They didn't say anything.

They didn't stop here.

You must really love

that car, darling.

What a thing to get worked

up about in this day and age.

What is it about the car

that you love so much?

Can you tell me?

What's your name, sweetheart?

Oh, don't be silly.

Now you're just being rude.

What are you doing with this car?

It's my brother's car.

Who's your brother?

Where is he?

Where's Henry at?

Who's your brother? Where is he?

You tell me where he is,

or I'm gonna kill you.

Where is he?

There's no doctor here.

I'm about the most useful

person in this town.

If that gives you any idea how far

from having a doctor this town is.

Is there a doctor somewhere else?

Buy something.

I told you what I've got. I've got

tins of things and drinks and stuff.

I have to deal with

this sh*t all day.

Please.

I'm not joking.

You can say "please" all you

like, but I'm not joking.

Now, pick yourself

something off the shelf.

Pay Benny.

There's a doctor in them

hills there. Head east,

and follow the road that looks like it

leads to those hills, you'll get there.

It's got a big yellow fridge out the

front, says "Peeples" written on it.

Pull the gun out of your pants.

I've got a kid in the

car who needs help.

Pull the gun out of your pants

and put it on the ground.

He needs help.

Is this man your friend?

How much do you want

for doing this?

I don't want your money.

I've gotten pretty good

living without money.

I have to keep these guys locked

up in here now for the most part,

'cause people take them for food.

These guys came to me.

People just drop them off

and ask me to look after them

while they went away somewhere

or because they had to go

somewhere or do something,

and none of them ever came back.

I guess they've gone

looking for money.

Do you want me to take

a look at your cuts?

No.

Hey.

How ya going?

I'm well.

Um, do you wanna take a chair

while I have a look at you?

It hurts.

Do you want to take your hand away?

That doesn't look too bad.

That looks good. You just

need to keep this clean.

Tell me where your brother is.

I'll take you to him.

Tell me where your brother is.

Mmm.

He's gone south a long way from here.

I'll take you to him, I promise.

I'm just gonna get you a T-shirt.

Get up. We're leaving.

Maybe we should ask

what the lady says.

Get up.

- What was that sound?

- It's a car coming.

What car?

I don't know.

That's two cars.

- How long till they're here?

- A minute, maybe.

Who is it?

Get your rifle.

- Do you know them?

- Go and get your rifle.

Tell me what's going on.

Who are these people?

Get up. We're leaving.

Get up.

Where are we?

I'm hungry.

Go and get some food?

You're gonna start talking to me.

What?

Don't f***ing "what" me.

Where are we going?

I can't tell you nothing more

than I already told you.

I don't give a sh*t what you

think you've already told me.

Start f***ing talking to me!

Don't.

Do you even know where we are?

- What?

- Where are we?

Where are we?

I don't know.

You don't f***ing know?

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Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer, producer and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous Hollywood films, such as Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Warrior (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Great Gatsby (2013), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), Black Mass (2015), Bright (2017), It Comes at Night (2017), and Red Sparrow (2018).In Australia, Edgerton portrayed Will McGill in the drama series The Secret Life of Us (2001–02), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama. He has also appeared in several Australian films, such as The Square (2008), Animal Kingdom (2010), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Wish You Were Here (2012), and Felony (2013). In 2015, Edgerton received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film for The Gift, a psychological horror-thriller film Edgerton wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred. Edgerton garnered further critical acclaim for his performance as Richard Loving in the 2016 historical drama Loving, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. more…

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