The Japanese Dog

The Japanese Dog
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTudor Cristian Jurgiu
Written byIoan Antoci
Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
StarringVictor Rebengiuc
Release dates
  • 12 October 2013 (2013-10-12) (Warsaw)
  • 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) (Romania)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguagesRomanian
Japanese

The Japanese Dog (Romanian: Câinele japonez) is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards but was not nominated for the shortlist.[1] It is Jurgiu's debut feature film.[1]

Plot

An elderly farmer, played by Victor Rebengiuc, has lost his wife in a flood. He has kept his wife's death hidden from their son, but his son discovers the truth anyway and rushes home to visit his father. Accompanying the son are his Japanese wife and their seven-year-old child. The farmer and his son become closer in the days that follow. However, sadness returns when they must part.[1]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tudor Jurgiu's The Japanese Dog is Romania's proposal to the Oscar in 2015". Romania Insider. Retrieved 15 August 2014.


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