Phoenix Raei and Hugo Weaving in The Rooster.
A gripping story about friendship and how hope can come from unlikely places, writer and director Mark Leonard Winter’s feature filmmaking debut The Rooster will open in cinemas around the country from February 22, 2024.
Produced by Logie-nominated actor Geraldine Hakewill (Wanted, Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries), and AACTA award-winning producer MahVeen Shahraki (Ellie and Abbie, The Translator) for Thousand Mile Productions, The Rooster follows small-town cop Dan (Phoenix Raei).
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When the body of his oldest friend is found buried in a shallow grave, Dan seeks answers from a volatile hermit (Hugo Weaving), who was the last person to see his friend alive.
The Rooster also features Rhys Mitchell (Cake, Upper Middle Bogan), John Waters (Offspring, Mystery Road), Robert Menzies (Little Tornadoes, Glitch) Tom Stokes (The Railway Man, Warnie), Jane Montgomery Griffiths (Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries) and Deirdre Rubenstein (Force of Destiny, Superwog).
Keep and eye on cinemaaustralia.com.au for more updates. In the meantime, you can read our interview with Mark Leonard Winter here:
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