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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 |
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.[1] Its storyline resembles that of the 1984 Japanese martial arts drama film The Karate Kid.[2] The film is based on a kart racing community in Western Australia and their underdog who wins the National Kart racing championship.[3]
The film, originally titled Go!, premiered at the 2019 CinefestOZ Film Festival and was released to theatres on 16 January 2020 in Australia.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8][9][10]