The City and the Dogs (1985)
- Original title
- La ciudad y los perros
- Directed by
- Francisco Lombardi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Peru
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of young cadets endure the harsh and violent life at a military academy in Lima. The film follows their struggles with discipline, betrayal, and the brutal hierarchy among the students.
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What happens
The City and the Dogs (Spanish: La ciudad y los perros) is a 1985 Peruvian drama film directed by Francisco José Lombardi. It is based on The Time of the Hero, a 1963 novel by Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, which tells the story of a group of young military cadets at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima. The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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