Films

Nick, the affable heir to the region’s wealthiest rural landowner, discovers that his fiancée, Kori, is cheating on him and decides to do whatever it takes to save their relationship. One night, he captures a talking fox who offers him an unconventional deal: if Nick spares her life, she will help him turn Kori into the perfect partner, all he has to do is throw her into a mysterious magical hole. When Kori emerges, she seems to fulfil everything he ever wanted, but her strange new behaviour soon makes him question his decision. Starring Jai Courtney and Emily Browning, “The Fox” is a dark comedy and grotesque fairy tale about relationships, masculinity and the temptation to mould the people we love in our own image. With Olivia Colman and Sam Neill voicing the chatty wildlife of the Australian Outback, Dario Russo’s feature debut combines dark humour, animatronics and a sharp satire of marital unhappiness. Clearly someone has never heard the famous advice: if you love something, let it go…