Movie Details:
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Adventure |
Release date | September 19, 2024 (Australia) |
Running time | 1hr 31min |
Starring | Jai Courtney Celeste Barber r Matt Day Jack Thompson Sarah Roberts |
Directed by | John Sheedy |
Written by | Craig Silvey |
Produced by | Jamie Hilton |
Cinematography by | Ali Asad Brad Shield |
Edited by | Marcus D’Arcy Simon Njoo |
Music by | Iain Grandage |
Filming locations | Western Australia |
Production Companies | Australian Children’s Television Foundation Lotterywest Screen Australia Screen New South Wales ScreenWest See Pictures Spectrum Entertainment WA Regional Screen Fund |
Distributor | Exponenta (Russia) Green Light Films (Ukraine) StudioCanal (New Zealand) StudioCanal (Australia) |
Cast & Characters:
- Jai Courtney as Bryan Shearer
- Celeste Barber as Susie Shearer
- Matt Day as Fergus Fink
- Jack Thompson as Earl Robert-Barren
- Sarah Roberts as Gretel Patel
- Joel Jackson as Constable Duncan Bayleaf
- Deborah Mailman as Bernadette Box
- Lily LaTorre as Annie Shearer
- Geneviève Lemon as Dolly Shearer
- Tom Budge as Simpkins
- Jack LaTorre as Max Shearer
- Ashlee McKenna as Krumpets Dog Show Attendee
- Riley Stiles as Ken Bash
- Catherine Moore as Doreen Gout
- Kathryn Schuback as Dawn Whiffle
- Candice Sparrow as Dog Show Audience Member
- Tam-Nhi Tran as Becky Nguyen
- Therese Mavros as Penny
Storyline:
Runt is based on Craig Silvey’s best-selling novel, is a delightful Australian family film that blends heartfelt moments with humour. The story revolves around eleven-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, as they attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family’s farm from drought and misery.