Black Dog [M]
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DIRECTOR: Guan Hu
CAST: Eddie Peng, Chu Bu Hua Jie, Youwei Da
COUNTRY: China
LANGUAGE: Mandarin with subtitles
GENRE: Drama Thriller
CLASSIFICATION: M – Animal cruelty and suicide references
RUN TIME: 110 mins
Black Dog [M]
After a decade-long absence, a cynical Lang (Eddie Peng) returns to his dilapidated hometown which has been overrun by stray dogs. No one is happy to see him back and his past comes back to haunt him. To make ends meet, Lang’s old friend Nie arranges for him to join the town’s dog patrol team, where he spends his days transporting stray dogs in a truck as part of a nationwide clean-up effort ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
When a likely black whippet that has been eluding the dogcatchers comes into his life, Lang is moved by the dog’s ability to survive against the odds. Forced by events into spending time together, Lang and the dog gradually develop an emotional bond, recognising one another as kindred spirits. After deliberately repressing his feelings for years, Lang’s sense of compassion is reawakened. He decides it is time to take action – not only to save as many stray dogs as he can, but also to fight for the redemption of his soul.
Eddie Peng’s powerful performance anchors this neo-noir western, winner of Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2024. Black Dog also won – taking out the Cannes 2024 ‘Palm Dog Award’!
“The real star is Black Dog himself, who navigates the arc from misunderstood arse-biter to brave and noble hound with real aplomb”
– Screen International
“Has the grandly cinematic vision to lend an intimate tale a gloriously epic, allegorical edge …dipped in the caustic soda of social commentary and steeped in the tradition of film noir.”
– Variety
“Set against a backdrop of urban blight and canine chaos, Guan’s highly original, deadpan thriller begins with a jarring sequence of dogs causing a bus to flip over on a desert road, only to get weirder and wilder from there.”
– Hollywood Reporter
“Black Dog registers as an existential fable about isolation, redemption, the possibility of making connections against the odds. It is also a crime thriller and a dazzling piece of landscape cinema.”
– Financial Times
Cannes Film Festival | 2024 Winner | Un Certain Regard Award | Guan Hu
Gotham Awards | 2024 Nominee | Gotham Independent Film Award | Best Director | Guan Hu
Jerusalem Film Festival | 2024 Nominee | Award for International Cinema | The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film | Guan Hu
Jerusalem Film Festival | 2024 Winner | Special Mention | Best International Film | Guan Hu
Warsaw International Film Festival | Crème de la Crème Award | Guan Hu
Asian Film Festival Barcelona | 2024 Nominee | Official Selection Award | Best Film
Ticket Prices
Full: $19
Conc/Student: $17
Under 18: $12
Group 8: $14
BREC CineSaver Pass
One Pass, Five Entries
Full: $85
Concession/Student: $75
For the best value on your cinema tickets, purchase a BREC CineSaver Pass, valid for 5 entries to any BREC International Film Festival screening in 2025!
BREC CineSaver Passes can be purchased online, or via the BREC Box Office on 1300 661 272.
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