Advertisement
We kick off on Monday 16th November at the Tyneside Cinema with a star studded opening screening of The Fox - introduced by director Dario Russo. Featuring one of Sam Neil's last performances (as a magpie for some local interest) the surreal dark comedy has been critically praised in its premier at LFF and we are thrilled that it will open the North East International Film Festival.Synopsis: Nick (Jai Courtney, Dangerous Animals), affable heir to a wealthy rural landowner, discovers his fiancée, Kori (Emily Browning, Sucker Punch), is cheating on him and wants nothing more than to just fix the problem. One night, he captures a rogue Fox (voiced by Olivia Colman, Wicker), and she offers him a trade-off: if Nick lets her live, the Fox will help him save his relationship. All he has to do is push Kori into a magic hole with the power to change her into the perfect partner. Nick follows the Fox’s advice and the Kori who re-emerges seems to be everything he ever wanted - until her strange new quirks make him question his decision.
Co-starring the Magpie voiced by the much missed Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) plus Damon Herriman (Judy and Punch), Claudia Doumit (The Boys), Zlatko Burić (Triangle of Sadness), and Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers). The Fox is written and directed by Dario Russo in his feature debut, and produced by Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings and Carly Maple of Causeway Films (The Babadook, Talk to Me).
Advertisement
Event venue
Tyneside Cinema, 1 Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AU, United Kingdom
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.
Discover more events by tag
Festivals in Newcastle Upon TynePerforming-arts in Newcastle Upon TyneParties in Newcastle Upon Tyne