Dogs (2016 film)

Dogs
Film poster
RomanianCâini
Directed byBogdan Mirică
Written byBogdan Mirică
Produced byMarcela Ursu[1]
StarringDragoș Bucur
CinematographyAndrei Butică
Edited byRoxana Szel
Music byCodrin Lazar
Sorin Romanescu
Production
companies
  • 42 Km Film
  • EZ Films
  • Argo Film Ltd.
Release date
  • 15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) (Cannes)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Romania
  • France
  • Bulgaria
  • Qatar[1]
LanguageRomanian

Dogs (Romanian: Câini) is a 2016 Romanian drama film directed by Bogdan Mirică. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival[2][3] where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[4] It is Mirică's directorial debut.[5][6]

The action takes place near Tulcea, in an area of the Danube sector of the Romania–Ukraine border, where groups of smugglers make the law. The city dweller Roman inherits 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of land from his recently deceased grandfather. His attempt at selling the property is disrupted by a group of thugs led by the smug, sinister Samir, throwing Roman into a violent arena with only a dilapidated shack as his fortress.[7]

Cast

Awards

At the 2017 Gopo Awards, Dogs won for Best Lead Actor (Visu), Best Supporting Actor (Ivanov), Best Cinematography (Andrei Butică) (award shared ex aequo with Marius Panduru for Scarred Hearts), Best Sound (Sam Cohen, Sebastian Zselmye, Herve Buirett), Best Score (Codrin Lazăr, Sorin Romanescu), and Best First Feature (Bogdan Mirică).[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Dogs (Caini) - Cineuropa". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ Erbland, Kate (14 April 2016). "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ^ Ford, Rebecca (21 May 2016). "Cannes: 'Toni Erdmann,' 'Dogs' Take Fipresci Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ^ Debruge, Peter (15 May 2016). "Cannes Film Review: 'Dogs'". Variety.
  6. ^ "'Dogs' ('Caini'): Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  7. ^ Loayza, Beatrice (9 September 2021). "'Dogs' Review: Fish Out of Water". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ Dobroiu, Ștefan (22 March 2017). "Sieranevada nabs the main awards at the Gopos". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (22 March 2017). "Cristi Puiu's 'Sieranevada' Tops Romanian Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2021.


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