Red Dog (film)

Red Dog
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kriv Stenders
Produced by	Julie Ryan Nelson Woss
Written by	Daniel Taplitz
Based on	Red Dog by Louis de Bernières
Starring	Koko Josh Lucas Rachael Taylor John Batchelor
Music by	Cezary Skubiszewski
Cinematography	Geoffrey Hall
Edited by	Jill Bilcock
Production company	Woss Group Film Productions Screen Australia Endymion Films Essential Entertainment ScreenWest The South Australian Film Corporation
Distributed by	Roadshow Film Distributors
Release date	4 August 2011 (2011-08-04) (Australia)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English Italian Serbian Russian Polish
Budget	A$8.5 million
Box office	A$21 million

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, John Batchelor, Noah Taylor, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Loene Carmen, Luke Ford, Neil Pigot, Rohan Nichol, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, Costa Ronin with Eamon Farren and Arthur Angel. The film is based on the true story of Red Dog and uses the novel Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres 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 August 4, 2011 by Roadshow Film Distributors.

In 1971, a truck driver Thomas (Luke Ford) arrives in Dampier, Western Australia late one night, having transported a previously ordered statue of William Dampier to the town. Upon entering the town pub he sees the silhouettes of a group of men, one of whom is holding a gun. Believing it is a murder, he rushes into the next room, where he sees that the men are trying to put down an apparently sick dog (Koko). Unable to bring themselves to carry out the euthanasia, the men, with Thomas, retreat to the bar.