Script - Kornél Mundruczó, Viktória Petrányi, Kata Wéber
Cinematographer - Marcell Rév
Music - Asher Goldschmidt
Cast - Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Lili Monori, László Gálffi, Lili Horváth
Producers - Eszter Gyárfás, Viktória Petrányi
Production - Proton Cinema, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, Filmpartners, The Chimney Pot, Hungarian National Film Fund, ZDF/Arte
Awards and Nominations
Cannes ’14 – Un Certain Regard Award and Palm Dog
Ghent ’14 – Nomination for Grand Prix
Hamburg ’14 – Nomination for Art Cinema Award
ПРОДУКЦИЯ
PRODUCTION
Proton Cinema, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, Filmpartners, The Chimney Pot, Hungarian National Film Fund, ZDF/Arte
Favoring pedigree dogs, a new regulation puts a severe tax on mixed breeds. Owners dump their dogs and shelters become overcrowded. 13-year-old Lili fights desperately to protect her pet Hagen, but her father eventually sets the dog free on the streets. Hagen and his pretty master search desperately for each other until Lili loses faith. Struggling to survive, homeless Hagen realizes that not everyone is a dog’s best friend. Hagen joins a gang of stray dogs, but is soon captured and sent to the pound. With little hope inside there, the dogs will seize an opportunity to escape and revolt against mankind. Their revenge will be merciless. Lili may be the only one who can halt this unexpected war between man and dog.
„This film interweaves melodrama with the characteristics of adventure and vengeance movies. My intention was to demonstrate that mankind and beasts share the same universe. Only if we are able to position ourselves in the place of different species do we have the chance to lay down our arms.”
Kornél Mundruczó