Dog King (1993)

Original title

犬王

Directed by

Yao Shougang

Genre

war

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 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.

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How it feels

A Chinese war film set during the Resistance War against Japan. It follows military working dogs and their handlers in combat.

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What happens

《犬王》是1993年上映、抗日战争题材的中国电影，由姚守岗执导，蔡抒南、宁超、董亚春摄影。曾获得第14届中国电影金鸡奖最佳摄影提名。由于导演为了畫面“真实性”在飼主不知情的情況下，在片中故意将功勋军犬炸死，而导致该片在中国获得极差评价，豆瓣评分仅为2.1/10。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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