Director: John Sheedy
Runt follows a young girl and an unruly rescue dog whose unlikely partnership pulls a struggling rural family back from the brink. Directed by John Sheedy and released in 2024, the Australian drama runs 91 minutes and blends warmth with real stakes for its characters.
What is Runt about?
Annie Shearer lives with her parents and younger brother on a farm that's quietly falling apart, the family's finances stretched thin after a run of bad luck. When a scruffy, headstrong dog wanders onto their property, Annie names him Runt and starts training him, first for company, then with an eye on a televised championship dog show that could change everything. Her father, played by Jai Courtney, wrestles with pride and worry as the family's situation grows more precarious, while Annie's bond with Runt becomes the one thing in the household that still feels hopeful. The path to the competition is anything but smooth, and it tests every member of the family along the way.
Cast & crew
Lily LaTorre anchors the film as Annie, with her real-life brother Jack LaTorre also appearing in the cast. Jai Courtney plays her father, and established Australian names Jack Thompson, Deborah Mailman, Matt Day, and Geneviève Lemon fill out the surrounding town, while comedian Celeste Barber takes a supporting role that leans into the film's lighter moments without undercutting the family drama at its center.
Context & significance
Runt is adapted from Craig Silvey's novel of the same name, and director John Sheedy carries over the book's mix of rural Australian humor and hardship. The setting -- a fictional country town dealing with drought and economic strain -- gives the story a specific, lived-in backdrop rather than a generic small-town gloss, and the production leaned on local Australian crews and locations to keep that texture intact throughout the shoot.
Where & how to watch
Runt streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles available, so viewers can choose either option depending on preference. The film page itself is free to browse; watching the movie requires a K-Time account login. K-Time's interface is built around a Farsi-first experience for Persian-speaking audiences wherever they are.