The Fox is an Australian comedy film directed by Dario Russo, starring Jai Courtney, Emily Browning and Damon Herriman, and featuring the voices of Sam Neill and Olivia Colman.
Described as a "darkly comic folktale", the film tells the story of a hunter who encounters a talking fox with a proposal to solve his problems, [1] after his fiancée, Kori, has cheated on him. [2]
The Fox is the feature film directorial debut from Adelaide filmmaker Dario Russo, creator of the early YouTube comedy classic Italian Spiderman in 2005, and co-creator of spy parody TV series Danger 5 in 2012. [3] Russo also wrote the script and the music, and edited the film. [4] Cinematography was by Matthew Chuang. [4]
The film is produced by Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings of Causeway Films [4] (which also produced Talk To Me , [3] The Babadook , You Won't Be Alone , and Buoyancy [5] ). Carly Maple is also a producer.
Funding was provided by the South Australian Film Corporation and Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. [6]
Australian sales are being handled by Madman Entertainment, while Protagonist Pictures handles international sales. [7]