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Runt

See Pictures, 2024

Runt is a heartfelt and hilarious contemporary Australian family film based on the best-selling and critically acclaimed novel by Craig Silvey. It tells the story of eleven-year-old Annie Shearer and her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt, as they try to save their family farm in the country town of Upson Downs. 

Annie and Runt share an unbreakable bond. Runt's exceptional speed and acrobatics are perfect for herding sheep, but Annie discovers a more ambitious use for his talents – the Agility Course Championships at the lucrative Krumpets Dog Show in London.  

Many obstacles stand in their way. There’s Fergus Fink, an unscrupulous dog handler. Earl Robert-Barren, a greedy land-owner intent on acquiring the Shearer property. And a strange quirk: Runt will only obey Annie’s commands when nobody else is watching. 

To overcome these hurdles, Annie enlists the help of her mother Susie - the nation’s worst baker, her father Bryan who harbours a secret passion, her daredevil brother Max, her widow grandmother Dolly, and Bernadette Box, a mysterious retired champion.  

With all eyes on them, Annie and Runt try to beat the odds in this sincere and charming tale of kindness, friendship, tunnels, see-saws, slaloms, and, above all, living your truth.