Studiocanal has boarded the big screen adaptation of Australian author’s Craig Silvey’s award-winning 2002 bestseller Runt, about the friendship between a young girl and a stray dog she takes under her wing.
Child actress Lily LaTorre, whose credits include feature Run Rabbit Run and TV series The Clearing, has been signed for the lead role, to star alongside by a rescue dog called Squid.
The actress’s real-life sibling Jack LaTorre will also join her in his big screen debut as a daredevil younger brother. The all-Australian adult cast includes Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber, Deborah Mailman, Matt Day and Jack Thompson.
Set in the country-town of Upson Down, the comedy drama follows eleven-year-old Annie Shearer and her adopted stray dog Runt, as they try to save the family farm by competing in the Agility Course Grand The production is led by Sydney and Perth-based See Pictures, with the backing of Screen Australia, Screenwest and Lotterywest and the WA Regional Screen Fund.
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