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Black Dog
Directed by
Guan Hu
Not Rated
2024
1h 56m
Drama
,
Thriller
7.2
98%
88%
7.2
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Released from jail, Lang returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of a dog patrol tasked with clearing stray dogs before the 2008 Olympics, he bonds with a black stray. The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.
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Cast of Black Dog
Eddie Peng Yu-Yan
Lang Yonghui
Tong Liya
Putao
Jia Zhangke
Uncle Yao
Zhou You
Nie Shili
Hu Xiaoguang
Butcher Hu
Wang Yiquan
Police Officer Liu
Niu Ben
Mr. Camel
Yin Yuanzhang
Noodle Restaurant Owner
Zhang Li
Yang Da
Mo Tuhongzhe
Yang Er
Wu You
Patrol Squad Deputy
Da Youwei
Greenie
Chubu Huajie
Melonhead
Wang Naixun
Fluffy
Zhang Yi
Manager
Yuan Hong
Zhao
Vision Wei
Bank Teller
Zhao Yi
Lunatic
Zhang Jianya
Master Qu
Zhang Yang
Dog Race Boss
Black Dog Ratings & Reviews
The Asian Cut
Calvin Law
As we follow the journey of Lang and Black Dog, the film embraces its purpose alongside them, reigniting itself with energy in every scene of them bonding together.
IndieWire
Christian Zilko
While the plot runs out of gas and occasionally threatens to go off the rails, Guan's strong visual direction ensures that "Black Dog" never ceases to be interesting.
Always Good Movies
Filipe Freitas
This profoundly affecting tale of reintegration, loneliness, and human resilience is both a bold sociopolitical critique and an intimate exploration of personal struggles.
Film Threat
Sabina Dana Plasse
The intense and fascinating vision and lens through which Guan Hu observes everything makes Black Dog unforgettable and haunting long after watching.
Eye for Film
Amber Wilkinson
Visually, Guan never puts a frame wrong, whether he's setting up a physical comedy set-piece, idly incorporating a solar eclipse or letting the dogs steal a scene.
AwardsWatch
Connor Lightbody
A stirring and soulful rendition of survival in a broken society, where we can only succeed when our fellow man, his best friend and nature work in tandem.
Film Inquiry
Wilson Kwong
In one of his quietest, yet most impactful, performances to date, Eddie Peng shines in Guan Hu's Black Dog.
The Film Stage
Leonardo Goi
The sense of catharsis the film musters in its closing shots is nothing short of remarkable. It's a small wonder that Black Dog, drenched in sorrow as it is, can wrap with a coda this invigorating.
The Hollywood Reporter
Jordan Mintzer
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.
FirstShowing.net
Alex Billington
Black Dog is a film that carefully captures subtle emotions, a love for life, and perseverance, to show how one dog can change an entire town.
Loud and Clear Reviews
Serena Seghedoni
Black Dog is a western in every respect. Our solitary, silent hero [...] only trusts a select few - which, in this film, happens to be a dog. And it's that dog who, in a town where he's not welcome, becomes his only friend and an anchor for his humanity.
In Review Online
Sean Gilman
Black Dog isn't particularly sophisticated or novel in its metaphor or social analysis... But Black Dog works as well as it does because the minimalist camerawork and pacing creates an ideal tension with the film's inherently goofy premise.
Next Best Picture
Sarah Manvel
The result is an unexpectedly emotional story of how incredible it is to find someone who loves you back in just the way both of you need; whether that someone is a person or an animal almost doesn't matter.
Variety
Jessica Kiang
Guan's approach gives the scenes of violence or tragedy a certain antic, Buster Keaton quality, which is enhanced by both Peng's impassive yet physically expressive performance, and that of his wonderful canine co-star.
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