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Quick Info

Rating

5.4/10

Release2024

Runtime1h 41m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Bonsai Films

Screen Australia

VicScreen

Thousand Mile

Clever Rabbit Productions

Don't Crow!

MIFF Premiere Fund

Movie

The Rooster

2024

1h 41m

5.4

Drama

Mystery

Synopsis

When the body of his oldest friend is found buried in a shallow grave, Dan, a small-town cop, seeks answers from a volatile hermit who was the last person to see his friend alive. As Dan gets closer to the truth, he must confront his own personal demons and he discovers that hope can be found in unlikely places.

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