In the stark, unforgiving wilderness of the Tasmanian highlands, a mysterious and solitary hunter named Martin David, played with intense precision by Willem Dafoe, is hired by a shadowy biotech corporation on a covert mission. His task is to track down the last surviving Tasmanian tiger, a creature thought to be extinct, to secure its DNA for their dubious scientific purposes. Martin, a man of few words and ruthless efficiency, arrives in a small, isolated community where he lodges with a fragile family: the emotionally scarred Lucy, portrayed by Frances O'Connor, and her two young children, whose father has mysteriously vanished. As Martin immerses himself in the brutal and beautiful landscape, his cold professionalism begins to thaw, challenged by the family's warmth and the fierce opposition of local conservationists, led by the enigmatic Sam Neill. This taut, atmospheric drama explores the conflict between nature and commerce, as the hunter must confront not only the dangers of the wild but the moral implications of his deadly assignment. Directed by Daniel Nettheim, the film builds a slow-burning tension, forcing Martin to choose between the completion of his job and the protection of a family and a creature that represent something far more precious.