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Dog on Trial

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Avril, a young animal rights lawyer, is prepared to do whatever it takes to save her client, a canine repeat offender, from the death penalty. Caught as she is between a belief in justice and an increasing difficulty in tolerating human disregard for animals, she discovers that the dog will help her to accept her own human complexity.

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Guy Lodge Variety It’s hard to watch Kodi, the ragged, hungry-eyed canine star of Dog on Trial, without sensing, whether by sheer good fortune or some mysterious process of empathy, a genuine performance afoot. Dec 28, 2024 Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International Altogether too manic and too eager to be petted. May 20, 2024 Full Review Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) Laetitia Dosch makes her directorial debut with a surprising political fable that is as funny as it is revealing, as uncomfortable as it is sharp. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Jan 17, 2025 Full Review Àngel Quintana Caimán Cuadernos de Cine A splendid political fable. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 23, 2024 Full Review Max Borg Next Best Picture With her ample acting experience, Dosch draws unsurprisingly solid and funny performances from the entire cast, even with parts that are only a few seconds long Rated: 7/10 Jun 10, 2024 Full Review Sarah Manvel In Their Own League Unfortunately it doesn’t know what bone it has to pick with the world, and as a result belongs only in the doghouse. May 31, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Avril, a young animal rights lawyer, is prepared to do whatever it takes to save her client, a canine repeat offender, from the death penalty. Caught as she is between a belief in justice and an increasing difficulty in tolerating human disregard for animals, she discovers that the dog will help her to accept her own human complexity.
Director
Laetitia Dosch
Producer
Lionel Baier, Agnieszka Ramu, Thomas Verhaeghe, Mathieu Verhaeghe
Screenwriter
Laetitia Dosch, Anne-Sophie Bailly
Production Co
Bande à Part Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 23m