RED DOG

Year: 2011
UK: G2 Pictures
Cast: Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Noah Taylor, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Luke Ford, Bill Hunter, Rohan Nichol, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, John Batchelor, Eamon Farren, Arthur Angel, Loene Carmen, Costa Ronin, Koko (Red Dog)
Director: Kriv Stenders
Country: Australia
UK: 92 mins
UK Certificate: PG contains mild language
UK Release Date: 24 February 2012


Synopsis

Dampier, Western Australia, 1971. A wild and desolate place where workers from all over the world come here to sweat away. When the sun goes down, these grafters make their way to the industrial hick town’s only pub where they drink, recall their homes and get involved in fights. But this particular night things are somewhat quieter than usual. In the back room a dog is drawing its last breath. But this isn’t just any old cur, this is Red Dog, a dog everybody here knows and loves, and about whom everyone has a story to tell. No doubt about it, Red Dog really is a character â€"and tonight everyone is prepared to agree for once.

Inspired by a true story RED DOG is directed by Kriv Stenders (THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY DOCTOR, BLACKTOWN) and written by Dan Taplitz (CHAOS THEORY, BREAKIN’ ALL THE RULES, COMMANDMENTS). The film was shot on location in Western Australia, and is based on the novel by Louis De Bernieres (CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN).