Dog Days (2001)

Original title

Hundstage

Directed by

Ulrich Seidl

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Austria

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 105 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During a sweltering heatwave in suburban Vienna, several interconnected stories play out. The film follows different residents as they deal with loneliness, frustration, and cruelty in their daily lives.

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What happens

Dog Days (German: Hundstage) is a 2001 Austrian feature film directed by Ulrich Seidl. The film stars a mix of professional and amateur actors and follows six interwoven stories set in suburban Vienna over the course of some unseasonably hot summer days. The film premiered at the 2001 Venice Film Festival where it went on to win the Grand Special Jury Prize and also won awards at the International Film Festival Bratislava and the Gijón International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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