Go Karts (film)
Go Karts, also known as Go!, is a 2019 Australian teen coming-of-age sports drama film directed by Owen Trevor on his feature film directorial debut. The film stars William Lodder, Frances O'Connor and Richard Roxburgh in the lead roles. Its storyline resembles that of the 1984 Japanese martial arts drama film The Karate Kid. The film is based on a kart racing community in Western Australia and their underdog who wins the National Kart racing championship.
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Directed by | Owen Trevor |
Written by | Steve Worland |
Produced by | Sonia Borella Jamie Hilton |
Starring | William Lodder Anastasia Bampos Frances O'Connor Richard Roxburgh |
Production company | See Pictures |
Distributed by | Roadshow Films (Australia and New Zealand) Netflix (International) |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
The film, originally titled Go!, premiered at the 2019 CinefestOZ Film Festival and was released to theatres on 16 January 2020 in Australia. Under the title Go Karts, the film was added to Netflix globally on 13 March 2020 excluding Australia and New Zealand and opened to mixed reviews from critics.