Better Man tanked, but Aussie filmmakers want more of its boldness
The $110 million Robbie Williams biopic was a box office flop but some in the Australian film industry say there needs to be more funding for this sort of gutsy storytelling.
Robbie Williams is played by actor Jonno Davies as a monkey in the biopic Better Man. Paramount Pictures
Runt was more than just a surprise box office success for Australian cinema last year.
The low-budget film about a little girl and her adopted pooch, which earned $6.1 million to rank third among local movies, was in title at least a metaphor for the entire Australian feature film industry.
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