Sit. Stay. Love.

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Sit. Stay. Love.
Directed byTori Garrett
Written byHolly Hester
Produced by
Starring Georgia Flood
Ezekiel Simat
CinematographyHB Gibson
Edited byCharlotte Cutting
Music by Craig McConnell
Production
companies
  • The Steve Jaggi Company
  • MarVista Entertainment
Distributed byAthabasca Film
Release date
  • 2 December 2021 (2021-12-02)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Sit. Stay. Love. is a 2021 Australian Christmas romantic comedy television film, directed by Tori Garrett, written by Holly Hester and starring Georgia Flood, Ezekiel Simat, Anthony Phelan, Anna McGahan, Christine Amor and Kaushik Das. [1] The film was shot during COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The film was released in Australia theatrically on December 2, 2021. [1] Lifetime acquired the film's United States distribution rights, and then aired it on the Lifetime channel on November 11, 2022 under the new title The Dog Days of Christmas. [3]

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Plot

Aid worker Annie Blake (Georgia Flood) teams with her old school nemesis Dylan (Ezekiel Simat) to save the local animal shelter and find homes for the animals.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Holiday romance SIT. STAY. LOVE in cinemas December 2".
  2. Bennett, Laura (December 2, 2021). "'Sit. Stay. Love.' – It's All Puppy Love in This Australian-Made Christmas Movie".
  3. "Watch The Dog Days of Christmas". Lifetime.