Red Dog (movie)

Red Dog is a 2011 Australian comedy-drama family movie written by Daniel Taplitz, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan. It stars Koko as the title character, Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, and John Batchelor. The movie is based on the true story of Red Dog and uses the 2002 novel "Red Dog" by Louis de Bernieres as the primary source. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards, "Red Dog" was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including best feature movie. The movie was also nominated for seven AACTA Awards and won for Best Movie. The movie was theatrically released on 4 August 2011 by Roadshow Film Distributors.
The movie was followed by a prequel, ' released in 2016, and a spin-off documentary ' released in 2019.