Koko: A Red Dog Story is a 2019 Australian family documentary film directed by Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce, written by Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce, and starring Jason Isaacs, Felix Williamson and Sarah Woods. It is a spin-off to the 2011 film Red Dog, detailing the life of Koko, who was cast as Red Dog in the original film.

Koko: A Red Dog Story
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Aaron McCann Dominic Pearce
Written by	Daniel Taplitz
Produced by	Lauren Brunswick Nelson Woss Bryce Menzies
Starring	Jason Isaacs Felix Williamson Sarah Woods Toby Truslove
Cinematography	Lewis Potts
Edited by	Regg Skwarko
Music by	Cezary Skubiszewski
Production companies	Woss Group Film Productions Screen Australia ScreenWest
Distributed by	Roadshow Film Distributors
Release dates	12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) (Heartland Film Festival) 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Cast

• Jason Isaacs as narrator
• Felix Williamson as Nelson Woss
• Sarah Woods as Carol Hobday
• Toby Truslove as Kriv Stenders
• Kriv Stenders as himself
• Carol Hobday as herself
• Koko as himself
• Nelson Woss as himself

Production

Filming began in 2018 in Perth, Western Australia.

Reception

Koko: A Red Dog Story received mostly positive reviews from critics.[1]

Andrew Peirce at The Curb called the film "a genuine dogsterpiece of a film".[2] Out in Perth writer, Leigh Andrew Hill, referred to the film as "a heart-warming celebration of all dogs".[3] While Jonathan Spiroff of The Mono Report, referred to the film as "a charming, crowd-pleasing documentary that is essential for dog-lovers".[4]

Conversely, Luke Buckmaster at The Guardian said "What should be a delightful romp about a famous dog blends fact and fiction so thoroughly it may end up breaking your brain."[5]

See also

• Red Dog: True Blue, a 2016 prequel to Red Dog.

References

External links

• Koko: A Red Dog Story at Screenwest
• Koko: A Red Dog Story at Internet Movie Database
• Koko: A Red Dog Story at Rotten Tomatoes