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Synopsis
Ex TV personality, Chris Masterman, becomes stranded in an Outback town outside Alice Springs. There, he teams up with 12-year-old Indigenous girl Charlie. The pair form an unlikely friendship and work together to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned joeys in the remote but stunning Outback community - an endeavour that proves to be life-changing for them both.
Cast
Rachel House
Jesse
Brooke Satchwell
Liz
Ryan Corr
Chris Masterman
Rick Donald
Deborah Mailman
Rosie
Clarence Ryan
Nick
Emily Taheny
Dorinda
Wayne Blair
Ralph
Lily Whiteley
Charlie
Trisha Morton-Thomas
Gwennie
Director
Kate Woods
Writer
Harry Cripps, Peta-Lee Cole-Manolis, Danielle MacLean, Melina Marchetta
Composer
Josie Mann, Matteo Zingales
Film details
Country
Australia
Runtime
1 hour 47 minutes
Production year
2025
Online premiere
11 December 2025
World premiere
21 August 2025
Release date
| 29 June 2026 | Russia | Global Film | |
| 18 September 2025 | Australia | PG | |
| 21 August 2025 | Austria | 6 | |
| 22 July 2026 | France | ||
| 21 August 2025 | Germany | 6 | |
| 30 January 2026 | Great Britain | PG | |
| 4 September 2025 | Hungary | 12 | |
| 25 September 2025 | Israel | All | |
| 9 October 2025 | Kazakhstan | 6+ | |
| 30 January 2026 | Latvia | U | |
| 18 September 2025 | Lebanon | ||
| 30 January 2026 | Lithuania | N7 | |
| 19 September 2025 | Poland | ||
| 18 September 2025 | Qatar | ||
| 3 October 2025 | Romania | ||
| 12 August 2026 | Spain | ||
| 22 October 2025 | Switzerland | 6 | |
| 18 September 2025 | UAE | 18TC | |
| 25 September 2025 | Ukraine |
Worldwide Gross
$7,556,257
Production
Brindle Films, Bunya Productions, Cultivator Films
Also known as
Kangaroo, Lilly und die Kängurus, Лиа и кенгуру, Cangur, Cangurul, Čārlija un ķengurēni, Charlie et les kangourous, Charlie și puiul de cangur, Liia ja kängurupoeg, Lili és a kenguru, Lilly i kangurek, Puiul de cangur, Лія та кенгуру, Lilly und die Kaengurus, Lėja ir kengūriukas
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Interesting facts
Two Australian feature films with similar titles, 'Kangaroo' (2025) and 'Kangaroo Island' (2024), both open in Australian cinemas in 2025, roughly a month apart. 'Kangaroo Island' is scheduled for 21 August 2025, while 'Kangaroo' is set for 18 September 2025.
