Emu Runner

Nov 7, 2019

1h 35m

★ 5.5

A story to open hearts and minds.

Overview

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.

Genres

Family

Drama

Production Companies

Imogen Thomas Films

Fink Films

Sonic Art

Zig Zag Post

Screen Australia

Emu Runner Trailers

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Cast

Gemma

Rhae-Kye Waites

Jay Jay

Wayne Blair

Tessa

Stella Carter

Darlene

Maurial Spearim

Stan

Rob Carlton

Daphne

Mary Waites

Heidi Goodell

Georgia Blizzard

Wes

Lindsay Waites

Valerie

Letisha Boney

Ecka

Rodney McHughes

Aunty Gloria

Anne Wright

Aunty Joy

Sandra Murphy

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

7.1

Our Mother's House

Sep 14, 1967

Seven children bury their mother and hide her death - until their long-lost father returns.

6.8

Chariots of Fire

May 15, 1981

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

6.8

The Little Rascals

Aug 5, 1994

When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship.

5.4

Michel Vaillant

Nov 8, 2003

Michel Vaillant is # 1 of pilots, undisputed champion in rallying in all circuits in the world. His success arouses admiration and envy. Ruth Wong, director of Team Leader, is determined to break his streak and avenge the memory of his father, founder of Leader. She is capable of anything to achieve her goal.

5.7

Storm

Sep 30, 2022

Singel mother, Elin, experiences her worst nightmare when her son dies in a drowning accident. She tries to get her life back on track after the tragedy together with her daughter Storm (10), but there are rumours around school that somebody saw Storm push her brother in the river on purpose.

5.9

Adoration

Apr 15, 2009

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.

6.8

Wendy and Lucy

Dec 10, 2008

A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.

7.0

In the Line of Fire

Jul 8, 1993

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

7.3

I've Loved You So Long

Mar 19, 2008

A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.

5.8

Rudy, the Racing Pig

Jan 1, 1995

Flat-dwelling urban family win a pig in a raffle, and decide to keep it. They lose their flat (no pets allowed) but eventually Rudi the pig makes good.

5.9

4 Minute Mile

Jun 5, 2014

A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

7.5

Breathless

Mar 16, 1960

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

7.2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Sep 20, 1962

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

6.0

裸山

Aug 20, 2010

No overview available.

5.6

Left Bank

Mar 26, 2008

When Marie moves into her boyfriend's apartment, she uncovers a disturbing mystery about the fate of the previous tenant.

6.9

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Dec 5, 1958

When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

7.3

Do Re Mi

Jul 28, 1996

Three girls divided by personalities, cultural backgrounds and principles have one thing in common, their love for music.

7.0

Gallipoli

Aug 13, 1981

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

6.5

Without Limits

Sep 11, 1998

The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.