El perro (2004)

Directed by

Carlos Sorín

Genre

drama film

Country

Argentina, Spain

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

15

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed man in Patagonia helps a stranded woman and is given a Dogo Argentino dog. This encounter slowly brings a change in his fortunes.

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What happens

El perro (English: Bombón: El Perro and Bombón: The Dog) is a 2004 Argentine-Spanish drama film, directed by Carlos Sorín, and written by Sorín, Santiago Calori, and Salvador Roselli. The picture features Juan Villegas and Walter Donado, among others. The film was partly funded by INCAA. El perro is a neo-realist fable about a man and a dog, the titular Bombón. Set in Patagonia, an unemployed man has his luck change after being given a Dogo Argentino dog for helping a stranded woman on the highway. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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