‘Kangaroo’ Hops Into Action for Studiocanal’s Cultivator Films Australia
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Cultivator Films Australia, the local subsidiary of France’s Studiocanal, has begun production of “Kangaroo,” its first movie.
It tells the story of Chris Barns, aka ‘Brolga,’ founder of the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs. Previously announced in December, the film is directed by Kate Woods (“The Umbrella Academy,” “The Good Lord Bird,” “Looking for Alibrandi”) and is written by Harry Cripps (“The Dry,” “Penguin Bloom”) with Melina Marchetta and additional material from Danielle MacLean & Peta-Lee Cole-Manolis.
An ex-TV personality becomes stranded in an Outback town after a car accident. There, he teams up with 11-year-old Indigenous girl.
The pair form an unlikely friendship and work together to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned baby kangaroos, known as joeys. It is an endeavour that proves to be life-changing for them both.
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