The Rover (2014 film)

The Rover is a 2014 Australian dystopian, postapocalyptic, drama film written and directed by David Michd and based on a story by Michd and Joel Edgerton. It is a contemporary western taking place in the Australian outback, ten years after a global economic collapse. The film features Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, and Scoot McNairy with Anthony Hayes, Gillian Jones, Susan Prior, Nash Edgerton, David Field and Tawanda Manyimo. It premiered out of competition in the Midnight Screenings section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival onMay 2014.

years after a global economic collapse that caused worldwide turmoil, the Australian outback is a lawless wasteland, crime and poverty are common and small military units patrol the outback attempting to maintain what little law and order are left. After a robbery gone wrong, Archie David Field, Caleb Tawanda Manyimo and Henry Scoot McNairy flee, leaving behind Henrys injured brother Rey Robert Pattinson. While driving away, Archie mocks Rey and Henry attacks him, causing Caleb to crash the truck in which they were riding. When they cannot maneuver the truck out of debris, they abandon it, and Archie steals the car belonging to mysterious loner Eric Guy Pearce. Eric manages to free the truck and follows them. After a brief chase, Archie stops and Eric confronts them. When Eric tries to attack Archie, Henry knocks him unconscious with a shotgun.Eric wakes up and drives the truck into town, where he wanders into several establishments, asking if they have seen the men. He goes to an opium den, where he finds a dwarf and two Chinese acrobats from a traveling circus in the backroom. Eric follows the dwarf to his trailer, where he offers Eric a gun for US300. Eric doesnt have 300, so he abruptly shoots the dwarf in the head and leaves with a gun. After another confrontation with the opium dens owner, he walks back to his truck and finds Rey, who asks why he is in Henrys car. Eric asks Rey where Henry is, but Rey faints. ........

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