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Dogs (2016)

Dogs poster
Original title
Câini
Directed by
Bogdan Mirică
Genre
Western film, thriller film
Country
Romania, France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
Κ-18
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A man inherits a large piece of land in a remote area near the Danube. When he tries to sell it, he gets caught in a violent conflict with a local crime boss.

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What happens

Dogs (Romanian: Câini) is a 2016 Romanian drama film directed by Bogdan Mirică. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. It is Mirică's directorial debut. The action takes place near Tulcea, in an area of the Danube sector of the Romania–Ukraine border, where groups of smugglers make the law. The city dweller Roman inherits 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of land from his recently deceased grandfather. His attempt at selling the property is disrupted by a group of thugs led by the smug, sinister Samir, throwing Roman into a violent arena with only a dilapidated shack as his fortress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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