Black Dog

Etter å ha sluppet ut fra fengsel returnerer Lang til hjembyen. OL i Beijing er rundt hjørnet og byen skal renses. Han plasseres i gruppen som skal fjerne løshunder, men får en uventet venn.

When Lang returns to his hometown on the outskirts of the Gobi Desert, there is no one there to meet him. His mother passed away years ago, and his alcoholic father has moved away. While working in the K-9 unit, he comes across a black dog with whom he quickly forms a bond, and the two lost souls set out on a journey together. Director Guan Hu tells a beautifully shot, poetic road movie about two «outsiders» who find each other. This year's dog film!

The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2024, where it won the top prize.

«At its heart, the film is really a classic story of redemption, taking lots of unexpected turns as it follows a down-and-out hero toward recovery.»

– Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter –

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Director

Guan Hu (b. 1968) is a Chinese filmmaker. He made his breakthrough with his debut film Dirt in 1994, a low-budget film about Beijing's music scene. Since then, he has directed several award-winning films, including Cow (2009), The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel (2013), and Mr. Six (2015).