ALEX RUSSELL

ONLY THE BRAVE (2017)
Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch, Jennifer Connelly, Andie MacDowell, Pell James, Alex Russell and Ben Hardy. Directed by Joseph Kosinski.

All men are created equal... then, a few become firefighters. Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that, through hope, determination, sacrifice and the drive to protect families, communities and country, become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country. As most of us run from danger, they run toward it – they watch over lives, homes, everything we hold dear, as they forge a unique brotherhood that comes into focus with one fateful fire.

REVIEWS Only The Brave - True story of tragedy handled with respect and authenticity

JUNGLE (2017)
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Yasmin Kassim, Joel Jackson, Jacek Koman, Lily Sullivan, Angie Milliken, Luis Jose Lopez and Joey Vieira. Directed by Greg McLean.

In the early 1980s, 22-year-old Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg and two friends – Swiss teacher Marcus Stamm and American photographer Kevin Gale – set off from the Bolivian city of La Paz on what was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. Leading the way into the uncharted Amazon was an Austrian expat named Karl Ruprechter, who had met the friends just days before and claimed to be familiar with the region. But their dream trip soon turned into a wilderness nightmare from which not all of the men returned.

REVIEWS Jungle - A true story told poorly

GOLDSTONE (2016)
Starring Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Gulpilil, David Wenham and Tommy Lewis. Directed by Ivan Sen.

Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons enquiry. What seems like a simple “light duties” investigation opens into a web of crime and corruption. Jay must pull his life together and bury his personal differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.

REVIEWS Goldstone - An impressive piece of Australian noir

CUT SNAKE (2015)
Starring Alex Russell, Sullivan Stapleton and Jessica De Gouw. Directed by Tony Ayres.

Set in Melbourne in the mid-1970s, 'Cut Snake' tells the story of Sparra Farrell, a very private man in his twenties who is trying to make a life for himself in a new city. He has found honest work and becomes engaged to the beautiful Paula. But the prospect of his new life is challenged when the charismatic Pommie tracks him down. Sparra finds himself drawn back into a world that he thought he had left behind.

UNBROKEN (2015)
Starring Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock, John Magaro and Alex Russell. Directed by Angelina Jolie.

An epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII—only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.

REVIEWS Unbroken - True story falls short of believability