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Dog of God

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In the 17th century Livonian village of Zaube, there's something in the air, something potentially sinister and ripe with nightmarish ramifications. Several of the village's residents can feel it: from the burly pastor's scared, young errand boy to the local tavern's maid. The danger manifests itself loud and clear when the pastor accuses the maid of witchcraft, leading to a trial during which an elder man proclaims himself to be a werewolf. How all this tension comes to a head will change the village and its surviving inhabitants forever.

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Dennis Harvey Variety Aug 5
A grungy flashback that juggles fire, brimstone and a very 21st century gloss of hip irony. Go to Full Review
Rocco T. Thompson Slant Magazine Jun 11
3/4
The film is uncannily expressive, intensely violent, and perversely funny. Go to Full Review
Frank J. Avella The Contending Nov 22
A-
...Far more daring and wackier than Flow...Destined for cult status, this is the kind of animation that will be right up the alley of fans of filmmakers like Lars von Trier, Yorgos Lanthimos and David Lynch. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Aug 25
3.5/5
Sin, heresy and sexual ecstasy intertwine in a story which lacks theological depth but probably approximates fairly well the understanding of most peasants and low status clergy at the time. Go to Full Review
Matthew Simpson That Shelf Aug 12
For those who pick up what [Dog of God] is putting down, it will likely be a revelatory experience, and for everyone else, it will likely spur the question, “What the hell did I just watch?” Go to Full Review
Carson Timar Clapper Jul 31
Dog of God's vulgar visuals and disturbing presentation can overshadow a somewhat repudiative and basic narrative exploring the line between sin and religion. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 17th century Livonian village of Zaube, there's something in the air, something potentially sinister and ripe with nightmarish ramifications. Several of the village's residents can feel it: from the burly pastor's scared, young errand boy to the local tavern's maid. The danger manifests itself loud and clear when the pastor accuses the maid of witchcraft, leading to a trial during which an elder man proclaims himself to be a werewolf. How all this tension comes to a head will change the village and its surviving inhabitants forever.
Director
Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele
Producer
Raitis Abele, Kristele Pudane
Screenwriter
Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele, Ivo Briedis, Harijs Grundmanis
Production Co
Tritone Studio, Lumiere Lab
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Animation
Original Language
Latvian
Runtime
1h 32m