Dogman (2018)

Directed by

Matteo Garrone

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

16

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2,301 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-time dog groomer in a rundown Italian suburb gets pulled into a cycle of violence and intimidation by a local bully. He struggles to hold onto his dignity and his relationship with his daughter as the situation spirals out of control.

slow-burntensebleakgroundedgrittyunsentimentalclaustrophobicmenacing

What happens

Dogman is a 2018 drama-noir thriller inspired by real events involving Er Canaro, and directed by Matteo Garrone. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Marcello Fonte won the award for Best Actor. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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