![Phoenix Raei (Dan) and Hugo Weaving (Mit) in The Rooster. Picture by Sarah Enticknap Phoenix Raei (Dan) and Hugo Weaving (Mit) in The Rooster. Picture by Sarah Enticknap](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/172374647/35943057-3156-4a12-acfd-a54c517489e2.JPG/r0_0_6000_4000_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A body has been found in a shallow grave. Small town cop Dan (Phoenix Raei) recognises the deceased as his oldest mate.
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Trying to work out what happened, Dan seeks answers from a volatile hermit (Hugo Weaving), who was the last person to see his friend alive.
The Rooster, out in cinemas on February 22, is a gripping story about friendship and how hope can come from unlikely places.
Also in the cast are Rhys Mitchell (Cake, Upper Middle Bogan), John Waters (Offspring, Mystery Road), Robert Menzies (Little Tornadoes, Glitch) Tom Stokes (The Railway Man, Warnie), Jane Montgomery Griffiths (Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries) and Deirdre Rubenstein (Force of Destiny, Superwog).
The movie was written and directed by actor Mark Leonard Winter, who makes his feature filmmaking debut.
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