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The Rooster

Name: The Rooster
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 2026-04-16

A plan to pay off a debt becomes a dangerous showdown when violence breaks out.

ThrillerCrimeDrama25m

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Storyline

Luis and Chema are going to buy some drugs to get rid of a debt. The transaction with Jose, the drug dealer, is cut short by an impulse of violence in which they end up stealing the stash. Jose, who cannot afford to lose the pack, will hunt them down. In the final moments, Luis and Chema will have to face their own decisions.

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

4 fresh · 2 rotten

Jake Wilson

RTThe Age (Australia)Feb 29, 2024

There are glimmers of filmmaking promise in The Rooster, but it’s overwrought, often clumsy, and only shakily conscious of its absurd side.

Stephen Romei

RTThe AustralianFeb 17, 2024

This film is an intelligent, thoughtful debut from an actor turned director.

Luke Buckmaster

RTGuardianAug 9, 2023

As a “Hugo Weaving goes feral in the bush” movie, The Rooster delivers. As an exploration of masculinity and a drama about two men connecting, it’s decent but unexceptional.

Peter Gray

RTThe AU ReviewMay 8, 2024

Navigates its meditation on masculinity with dark humour and uncomfortable fragility