The Hunter

A calculating mercenary hired by Red Leaf to locate the thylacine and ensure any remaining tigers are eliminated. He maintains a controlled, methodical approach and uses traps and deception to pursue his goal. Over time, he becomes entangled with the Armstrong family, revealing a conflicted streak as he manipulates and protects them in equal measure.

A mother living with her two children, burdened by prescription medication dependence after her environmentalist husband’s disappearance. Her vulnerability shapes her interactions with Martin and Mindy, and she experiences a temporary recovery before tragedy strikes. Her story underscores themes of fragility, addiction, and loss.

The perceptive child who provides a crucial clue to the tiger’s whereabouts. He forms a quiet bond with Martin and endures the family’s turmoil, representing innocence amidst danger. Jamie survives the ordeals, continuing to navigate the fallout of the events.

Lucy’s younger daughter who perishes in the house fire that devastates the Armstrong family. Her fate adds a personal, human cost to the broader conflict between conservation, corporate interests, and survival.

Lucy’s environmentalist husband who disappeared after aligning with a cause to protect wildlife; his skeletal remains reveal he was shot, underscoring the deadly stakes surrounding the fight over forest land and wildlife.

A caretaker figure who has been unofficially looking in on the family, delivering Lucy’s medication and watching over the household. He claims the fire was an accident, but his involvement suggests deeper, compromising connections within Red Leaf’s operation.

A rival agent sent to replace Martin, eager to seize control of the tiger hunt. The operative is outmaneuvered and killed in a trap, highlighting the brutal costs of corporate infighting and ruthless pursuit of DNA.

The elusive and supposedly extinct marsupial that Red Leaf seeks for DNA samples, becoming a symbol of the destructive human drive to possess nature. It is finally killed by Martin and cremated to erase its traces, reflecting the moral ambiguity of the hunt.