The Fox (2025 film)
Australian comedy film
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The Fox is a 2025 Australian black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Dario Russo, in his directorial debut. It stars Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, Damon Herriman, Claudia Doumit, Zlatko Burić, and Miranda Otto, along with the voices of Sam Neill and Olivia Colman.
- Kristina Ceyton
- Samantha Jennings
- Carly Maple
| The Fox | |
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| Directed by | Dario Russo |
| Written by | Dario Russo |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Matthew Chuang |
| Edited by | Dario Russo |
| Music by | Dario Russo |
Production company | Causeway Films |
| Distributed by | Madman Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 19 October 2025, and will be released in Australia on 29 October 2026.
Synopsis
Cast
- Jai Courtney as Nick, the hunter
- Emily Browning as Kori, Nick's fiancée
- Olivia Colman as the Fox (voice)
- Damon Herriman as Derek
- Sam Neill as the Magpie (voice)
- Claudia Doumit
- Zlatko Burić
- Miranda Otto
- Frankie J. Holden
- Heather Mitchell
- Kim Gyngell
Production
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]
Release
The film premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 19 October 2025.[7] It also screened at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for "Best Australian Feature".[8]
The film will be distributed in Australia by Madman Entertainment, with Protagonist Pictures handling international sales.[9]