Dogs

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Dogs

Released Sep 10, 2021

1h 44m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Dogs begins with an elegant tracking shot through a marshland near the Black Sea, eventually landing on a severed foot, bobbing in the swampy water. Soon after, we meet Roman (Dragoș Bucur, star of the classic Romanian noir Police, Adjective), who has just arrived on a vast plot of vacant land bequeathed to him by his late grandfather, known locally as Uncle Alecu. While selling off Uncle Alecu's property, Roman learns that the land came into his family under murky circumstances. Then, after coming upon mysterious midnight meetings on the land, Roman discovers exactly what happened on Uncle Alecu's watch, and why it will be both difficult and dangerous to sell his land: The squatters, led by the fearsome Samir (Snowpiercer's Vlad Ivanov), are a gang of criminals so dangerous that the local police captain (Romanian cinema legend Gheorghe Visu) is powerless to protect him. After his friend disappears and the detached, chewed-up foot washes up, Roman must either cut his losses or stay and fight.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

"Dogs"... commits to the beats of the slow burn thriller in mostly generic form.

Sep 9, 2021

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

There's no doubt Mirica can film the hell out of a location or a character's face but as for telling a fully gripping and involving story? The jury's still out on that one.

May 15, 2016

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Peter Debruge

Variety

Shot in heat-stricken widescreen and unadorned with music or other distractions, "Dogs" oozes tension ...

May 15, 2016

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Ron Wilkinson

It's Just Movies

A modern Western in the best tradition that pits change against tradition and men against dogs.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 5, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

It's a quiet death-knell of a movie that pays off, no matter that the fates of some characters are left to our grim imaginations.

Sep 13, 2021

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

A powerful crime drama which throws a fish out of water into the wild west.

Sep 7, 2021

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Audience Member

Would have liked to see more from the landscape that reflects psychical part of the film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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uau. in sfarsit whoddonit romanesc setat ca intr-un western, perfect executat. scenariu, soundtrack, actori, editing expeptionale.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Bogdan Mirica

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Roman

Gheorghe Visu

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Vlad Ivanov

Samir

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Constantin Cojocaru

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Dogs begins with an elegant tracking shot through a marshland near the Black Sea, eventually landing on a severed foot, bobbing in the swampy water. Soon after, we meet Roman (Dragoș Bucur, star of the classic Romanian noir Police, Adjective), who has just arrived on a vast plot of vacant land bequeathed to him by his late grandfather, known locally as Uncle Alecu. While selling off Uncle Alecu's property, Roman learns that the land came into his family under murky circumstances. Then, after coming upon mysterious midnight meetings on the land, Roman discovers exactly what happened on Uncle Alecu's watch, and why it will be both difficult and dangerous to sell his land: The squatters, led by the fearsome Samir (Snowpiercer's Vlad Ivanov), are a gang of criminals so dangerous that the local police captain (Romanian cinema legend Gheorghe Visu) is powerless to protect him. After his friend disappears and the detached, chewed-up foot washes up, Roman must either cut his losses or stay and fight.

Director: Bogdan Mirica
Producer: Elie Meirovitz, Marcela Ursu
Screenwriter: Bogdan Mirica
Distributor: Dekanalog
Production Co: EZ Films, Argo Film, 42 Km Film
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Romanian
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 44m

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