THE ROOSTER
Australia / 2023 / 101 min / DCP / Thriller

Director : Mark Leonard Winter

Script : Mark Leonard Winter
Cinematography : Craig Barden
Editing : Cameron Ford
Music : Stefan Gregory
Production : Geraldine Hakewill, Mahveen Shahraki, David Kell

Cast : Phoenix Raei (Dan), Hugo Weaving (The Hermit), John Waters (Norris) Rhys Mitchell (Steve)

Melbourne Festival 2023

When the body of his oldest friend is found buried in a shallow grave, Dan, a small-town cop, seeks answers from a volatile hermit who was the last person to see his friend alive. As Dan gets closer to the truth, he must confront his own personal demons and he discovers that hope can be found in unlikely places.

Mark Leonard Winter

He is an Australian actor and director born in 1982. He has acted in theatre, cinema ("Balibo", "Blame", "The Dressmaker", "Little Tornadoes"), and on television. "The Rooster" is his first feature film.