Red Dog (2011)

Directed by

Kriv Stenders

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 434 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A beloved dog roams the Australian outback, bonding with the locals in a mining town. The story follows his adventures and his deep connection with a truck driver.

whimsicalwarmheartfeltbittersweetlightheartednostalgicgentle

What happens

Red Dog is a 2011 Australian comedy-drama family film written by Daniel Taplitz, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan. It stars Koko as the title character, Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, and John Batchelor. The film is based on the true story of Red Dog and uses the 2002 novel Red Dog by Louis de Bernières as the primary source. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards, Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including best feature film. The film was also nominated for seven AACTA Awards and won for Best Film. The film was theatrically released on 4 August 2011 by Roadshow Film Distributors. The film was followed by a prequel, Red Dog: True Blue released in 2016, and a spin-off documentary Koko: A Red Dog Story released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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