Dog Pound

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Dog Pound

2010

1h 28m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A car thief (Mateo Morales), a drug dealer (Shane Kippel) and a violent criminal (Adam Butcher) face brutal inmates at a correctional facility.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Without a strong political point (unlike its source material), "Dog Pound" feels hollow and hopeless.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 28, 2013

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David Fear

Time Out

Neither the film's bark nor its bite leaves much of a mark.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 26, 2013

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Joseph Jon Lanthier

Slant Magazine

The plot willfully denies our satisfaction, often at the risk of compromising its own structural integrity.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 25, 2013

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James McMahon

NME (New Musical Express)

The thing that's so audacious about Dog Pound is how wholesale its plot, tonality and execution is lifted from Scum.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 20, 2021

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Overheated melodrama of inmates at a juvenile detention facility hits all the prison-movie clichés.

Apr 1, 2013

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Mike Edwards

What Culture

Intense scenes of violence build to a conclusion that will leave you shaken.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 1, 2011

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emily m

So I thought the dark themes and incidents were rally realistic and the whole movie was very emotional. But although the footage seems very true to real life happenings it's a little too much in some parts. This includes the sa scene being very good at makings one's stomach churn. It was not one of my favorite but it isn't bad. I wish there were more plot/dialogue to balance what was rough to watch in some spots. This movie isn't for those who get sick easily.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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Desyane M

Cool lines, solid scenes, simple filmatography. Great characters built.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/23

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decadepast d

Basically a horror film. Probably one of the best of it's kind.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/23

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Gareth D

A rough watch, but does not have the visceral intensity of Scum or the sharp political commentary.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Joel C

A pretty decent look inside the juvenile institution system. The actors all did well and the film has an overall realistic feel to it. The filmmaking reflects the environment with raw shooting and clinical lighting, but at the same time never gets in the way of the story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/16/21

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Matthew W

In this obvious US remake of the classic Brit borstal flick "Scum", Kim Chapiiron directs a hard hitting if watered down & far less brutal version of the horrors faced inside a young offenders institution, with inmates battling for supremacy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/20

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Synopsis

A car thief (Mateo Morales), a drug dealer (Shane Kippel) and a violent criminal (Adam Butcher) face brutal inmates at a correctional facility.

Director: Kim Chapiron
Producer: Georges Bermann
Screenwriter: Jeremie Delon, Kim Chapiron
Production Co: Partizan, Canal+
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2014
Runtime: 1h 28m

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