Beauty and the Dogs

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Beauty and the Dogs

Released Mar 23, 2018

1h 40m

Crime

Drama

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A young Tunisian woman has to fight for her rights and dignity.

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Vanessa H. Larson

Washington Post

"Beauty and the Dogs" confronts issues rarely addressed so frankly - at least in this part of the world - with a story that is both powerful and important.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 4, 2018

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

Alas, this tale of a young rape victim further brutalized by officialdom never lives up to its potential.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 3, 2018

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

As Mariam careens between hospitals and police stations, facing bureaucratic indifference and misogyny, the movie's fever pitch begins to feel at odds with its artistry.

Mar 22, 2018

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Benedict Seal

Vague Visages

While the message is unfortunately obscured by a muddled lack of clarity, her characters repeatedly tell Mariam that she must fight for her rights. And that seems a noble message for a cinematically bold, and often thrilling, real-world horror story.

Dec 5, 2023

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

Beauty and the Dogs is rough around the edges as a film, but it's all too easy to believe that this is based on true events. There's an immediacy that's impossible to ignore.

Jun 16, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The police are viewed as the Dogs of the title.

Rated: B

Mar 1, 2019

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Sameir A

Few films leave an imprint quite like Beauty and the Dogs (2017)—a harrowing experience that lingers long after the final frame. Each scene unfolds in a single, uninterrupted take, a masterful choice by director Kaouther Ben Hania that amplifies the suffocating tension. The result is a visceral, almost unbearable realism. The film forces a chilling question: what happens when those sworn to protect become predators? It’s a terrifying thought, made even more haunting by the grim reality behind the story. When the credits rolled, the true horror revealed itself—this wasn’t just fiction. It was drawn from real events. And that realization is its most gut-wrenching blow. #KiduMovie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Audience Member

"Beauty and the dogs" is a very good movie depecting true horror events. The director needs to get on with other projects, can't wait.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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I loved the film, it's intense as it deals with a very heavy subject matter and the cinematography serves the story well, music was subtle and emphasized the girl's dilemma and pain, it's well done, I enjoyed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

A young Tunisian woman has to fight for her rights and dignity.

Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Producer: Habib Attia, Nadim Cheikhrouba
Screenwriter: Kaouther Ben Hania
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Cinetelefilms, Laika Film & Television AB, Film i Väst, Tanit Films, Integral Film & Literature, shortcut Film, Chimney
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 12, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.9K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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